Snooker 's top stars will look to keep it in the family this month as Maria Catalano becomes the first woman to compete in the final stages of the World Seniors Championship.
Her invitation to the tournament comes after cousin Ronnie O'Sullivan defeated Judd Trump to clinch a record-equalling seventh World Snooker Championship on Monday. No sooner had that tournament finished before its senior equivalent got underway on Wednesday.
Catalano—a five-time runner-up at the World Women's Snooker Championship—will officially claim a place in the Crucible history books when she faces Wael Talaat on Thursday. Victory over the Egyptian would then put her on course for a second-round clash against the legendary Jimmy White.
