Walker ends Evans' bid for maiden Crucible appearance

FILE PHOTO - Reanne Evans of England plays a shot during her semi-final match against Ng On-Yee of Hong Kong during the Eden World Women's Snooker Championship in Singapore March 19, 2017. REUTERS/Yong Teck Lim

(Reuters) - Reanne Evans' bid to become the first woman to reach the final stages of the World Snooker Championship at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield ended after she lost 10-6 to Lee Walker at Ponds Forge in the second round of qualifying on Monday.

Evans trailed 6-1 on resumption but fought back gallantly to make the score 9-6 before world number 91 Walker wrapped up the low-scoring encounter at the end of the evening session to advance to the third and final round of qualification.