WATCH LIVE: Snooker champ Evans faces Doherty in bid to be first woman at World Championships

Reanne Evans remained firmly in contention after the first session of her World Championship qualifying match against Ken Doherty in Sheffield.

Evans, bidding to become the first woman ever to qualify for the tournament’s main draw, trailed the 1997 champion 5-4 ahead of this evening’s resumption at Ponds Forge.