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Eurosport pundit Reanne Evans made MBE in Queen's Birthday Honours
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Published 10/10/2020 at 12:22 GMT+1
Eurosport snooker analyst Reanne Evans has been honoured with an MBE for services to the women's game. The 12-times reigning women's world champion from Dudley "thought it was a joke" when she heard about the news, but was delighted to tell her daughter. "It was nice to share the moment with her - I'm just so proud," said Evans.
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Eurosport's very own Reanne Evans has been honoured with an MBE.
Evans, 34, became the first woman to compete on the main professional tour in 2010/11 for 15 years and lost to world number eight Shaun Murphy 4-3 at the Champion of Champions event in November 2019 having trailed 3-0.
"Being honoured will hopefully help give the women's game a bigger platform," said Evans, who has been a regular pundit on Eurosport's coverage of the professional game.
"It's been getting more and more popular, with bigger sponsors and we're playing around the world now, so hopefully this will be a stepping stone to move forward.
"People always ask, 'did you expect to get something like this', but I'd say 'no way'".
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"It's still little me from Gornal just playing snooker.
"I've never been one to praise myself, but when you get recognition from people outside the sport maybe it's a bigger deal than you think."
Former player Rex Williams – the first chairman of the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association – has also been honoured with a BEM for services to snooker and billiards.
87-year-old Williams won the World Professional Billiard Championship seven times between 1968 and 1983.
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