SightRight ambassador Reanne Evans hit the headlines this week after it was announced that she could be appearing in the World Snooker Championships at The Crucible.
10-times Ladies’ Champion Evans, who is coached by SightRight supremo Stephen Feeney, has accepted an invitation to take part in next month’s qualifiers, meaning she is just three wins away from becoming the first female player to appear in the main televised stages of snooker’s showpiece tournament.
Evans has been working with Feeney and SightRight since signing with her manager Jason Francis, creator of the Snooker Legends Tour, last June. She is also mentored by the legendary Jimmy White.
Feeney said: “This is a hugely significant moment for Reanne but also for Snooker.
“She deserves the opportunity to be part of the sport’s biggest event and I have no doubt that she can more than compete with the men. She is there on merit and ability and is relishing her next big challenge.”
Evans told the BBC: “I’m thrilled that I’ve been invited. It is fantastic news.
“You are obviously going to get your critics saying that it is only because she is a woman that she got the invite. I feel like I’ve paid my dues to the game and this is a little payback that I’ve been rewarded with this invite.”