Mother-of-one Evans, 22, lines up with Ronnie O’Sullivan’s cousin Maria Catalano and East Anglian champion Katie Henrick for the fourth WLBSA ranking event of the season, at the Q Ball SC.
Keen to beat Kelly Fisher’s record 69 straight wins, Evans, who clinched a second IBSF World Ladies title in Thailand last November, is honing her skills against the men on the EASB Pro-Ticket Tour.
Catalano, 25, will be aiming to repeat her British Open success at Rushden last November.
Martina Lumsden hopes to take advantage of home territory.
Jane O’Neill (Spain), Sue Selby (Haywards Heath) and Maureen Twomey (Devon) return to the circuit for the first time this season.
Derbyshire youngsters Hannah Jones, 11, Joanne Davies, 15, and sisters Georgina, 15, and Charlotte Holloway, 14, complete a 23-strong field.
2008 South Coast Classic
Ranking event
Saturday, 2 February, 2008
The Q Ball Snooker Club
124-126 Seaside
Eastbourne
BN22 7QP
Tel: 01323 724995
23 Confirmed entries:
| Reanne Evans | Dudley, West Midlands |
| Katie Henrick | Bickley, Kent |
| June Banks | Orpington, Kent |
| Jenny Poulter | Maidstone, Kent |
| Maria Catalano | Dudley, West Midlands |
| Suzie Opacic | Brambridge, Hants |
| Gaye Jones | Melksham, Wilts |
| Chris Sharpe | Chelmsford, Essex |
| Emma Bonney | Portsmouth, Hants |
| Martina Lumsden | Eastbourne, East Sussex |
| Pam Wood | Newcastle |
| Hannah Jones | Derby |
| Joanne Davies | Derby |
| Sue Selby | Haywards Heath |
| Vicky Ashby | Hemel Hempstead, Herts |
| Marianne Williams | Smallfield, Surrey |
| Mary Hawkes | Eaton Bray, Beds |
| Charlotte Holloway | Ashbourne, Derbyshire |
| Georgina Holloway | Ashbourne, Derbyshire |
| Maureen Logan | Wallsend, Tyne & Wear |
| Jane O’Neill | Spain |
| Maureen Twomey | Plympton, Devon |
| Tina Owen-Sevilton | Somerset |
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| 1 | Reanne | Evans | Gornal, West Midlands | |
| 2 | Katie | Henrick | Bickley, Kent | |
| 3 | June | Banks | Orpington, Kent | |
| 4 | Maria | Catalano | Dudley, West Midlands | |
| 5 | Jenny | Poulter | Maidstone, Kent | |
| 6 | Suzie | Opacic | Brambridge, Hants | |
| 7 | Chris | Sharpe | Chelmsford, Essex | |
| 8 | Emma | Bonney | Portsmouth, Hants | |
| 9 | Gaye | Jones | Melksham, Wilts | |
| 10 | Eva | Palmius | Royston, Herts | |
| 11 | Martina | Lumsden | Eastbourne, East Sussex | |
| 12 | Joanne | Davies | Derby | |
| 13 | Jan | Hughes | St Neots, Cambs | |
| 14 | Pam | Wood | Newcastle | |
| 15 | Vicky | Ashby | Hemel Hempstead, Herts | |
| 16 | Hannah | Jones | Derby | |
| 17 | Marianne | Williams | Smallfield, Surrey | |
| 18 | Mary | Hawkes | Eaton Bray, Beds | |
| 19 | Laura | Alves | Dublin | |
| 20 | Rita | Holmes | Minehead, Somerset | |
| 21 | Maureen | Logan | Wallsend, Tyne & Wear | |
| 22 | Charlotte | Holloway | Ashbourne, Derbyshire | |
| 23 | Georgina | Holloway | Ashbourne, Derbyshire | |
| 24 | Julia | Betteridge | Derby | |
| 25 | Sarah | Smith | Sheffield | |
| 26 | Julie | Kightley | Derby | |
| 27 | Katie | Billings | Peterborough, Cambs | |
Next event:
2008 Connie Gough National Championship
Ranking event
Saturday, 1 March, 2008
Rileys Snooker Club
Leagrave Road
Luton
LU3 1RJ
Tel: 01582 731315
