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The world’s best female snooker player takes on the men
28/01/08
The best female snooker player in the world is set to battle it out against the men for a place on the professional circuit.
Ladies Number One and World Champion Reanne Evans, from Sedgley in the Black Country, will play top male amateurs at Hall Green Greyhound Stadium’s Snooker Club in Birmingham this Saturday. (19th January)
And a junior competitor will also be among the men, as Pot Black Stars of the Future Champion Mitchell Mann, aged 16 and Castle Vale, Birmingham, is set to take part.
It is the West Midlands Regional Qualifier for the English Association of Snooker and Billiards (EASB) English Amateur Snooker Championship.
Other top players include World Amateur Runner Up Daniel Ward and top amateurs Stuart Watson, Peter Hodgins, James Brown, Alan Hooper, Karl Ashmore and Geoff Williams.
The Tournament will start at 10.30am and each entrant will play the best of seven frames. The eventual winner will be competing on the Professional Main Tour next season.
Adam Osbourne, General Manager of Hall Green Greyhound Stadium’s Snooker Club, said it was exciting that Reanne Evans could turn professional after the Hall Green Stadium event.
“Reanne has conquered the women’s game so there’s very little left to challenge her, except to take on the men,” he said.
“We are delighted to be hosting this prestigious regional qualifier and looking forward to it being an exciting contest.”
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