Reanne Evans , the 10-time ladies ' snooker world champion , begins her bid to make history and reach the World Championship finals . The 29-year-old from Dudley would be the first woman ever to reach The Crucible should she win three qualifiers , but she faces a tough start in the form of 1997 world champion Ken Doherty . Watch all the action below with our live video . Reanne Evans faces Ken Doherty ( right ) in her first qualifier for the World Championship .
qualifier ##tt is bidding to make snooker history . She is three years away from reaching the world Championship . No woman has ever played in the finals at The Crucible . Evans 's first qualifier is against 1997 world champion ben Doherty .