Great day for the Irish yesterday as Fergal O’Brien beat Greene 10-6 while Ken Doherty won 10-4. O’Brien faces China’s Tian Pengfei in the next round whilst Doherty has a daunting task against in form Ben Woolaston.
Woman’s #1 Reanne Evans caused a sensation by beating Crucible regular Robin Hull 10-8 to advance to the second round. Several big names crashed out including Ricky Walden and Matthew Stevens while world #17 and former champion Mark Williams came from 7-5 down to beat Zhao Xintong.
Latest scores- Ken is 4-7 down, Fergal is 4-3 up. First to 10, Ken has won the last 2 frames but needs a minor miracle from here you feel.
Doherty lost 10-4
Irish hopes are still alive after Fergal O’Brien outlasted Tian Pengfai 10-9 in a game that finished just after 2:30 am this morning. World number 20 David Gilbert now stands between the veteran Fingal potter and another place at The Crucible, it’s going to be extremely tough.
Mark Williams survived another scare beating Liam Highfield 10-9, while Joe Perry was the biggest casualty of the round. The Gentleman losing a deciding frame to Thai world number 82 Akani Songsermsawad.
Fergal O’Brien had come from 6-2 and 9-7 down to level it at 9-9 against David Gilbert. The final frame has just begun, winner goes to The Crucible.
Hon Fergie!
Fergal involved in a marathon last frame
Stream please.
Fergal will obviously lose this, by the way. I’ve learned that he doesn’t win final frames in big matches.
Live stream here
Final frame going on 75 minutes
This is proper snooker
The comments on the Facebook page are great.
Lads in Pakistan watching it at 3am.
Stuart Bingham and Aonghus McAnally partaking in bantz via Facebook here as the final frame reaches 83 minutes. Incredible scenes.
Unbelieveable. A ball has finally been potted after 30 minutes.
What a snooker on the green by O’Brien. 46-46.
Toilet break - great stuff
O’Brien gets 11 points in snookers on the green. 57-46. Both players gone to the toilet.
This is amazing Ralphie, I don’t want it to end.
That’s blue first. Fergal has been cheated there. This is now the longest snooker frame of all-time. Started at 9:35pm.
That was a foul, he hit the blue first. Ref is a cheating cunt. World record length frame too, history being made.