Hong Kong snooker star Ng On-yee was celebrating a "dream come true" on Friday after she became the first Asian woman to be invited to the men's world championships.
The bespectacled Ng, 25, will now attempt to become the first woman to reach the main draw after she was handed a spot at the qualifying tournament.
The women's world champion said her invitation to Sheffield in April was a positive move from the World Snooker Association (WSA).