Top Hong Kong snooker player Ng On-yee has proven to be a world-beater once again, defeating 1997 world champion Ken Doherty to qualify for next months’ British Open with the help of an amazing fluke.

The three-time women’s world champion had faced a tough battle against the Welshman in the best-of-seven contest in Wigan.

Ng took the first two frames before Doherty stormed back by taking the next three.

She bounced back to force a final frame, where she was just two pots away from losing when she put in the pink after hitting three banks in a safety attempt.

She readily admitted it was a fluke, but that was enough to earn her first win of the season – and her second since being granted a World Snooker tour card last year.

Ng described her win as one of the best of her career.

She’ll now try to build on her success during the British Open, which takes place in Milton Keynes next month.