Results of Qualifying Round 3 of Betfred.com World Snooker Championship 2011
The Qualifying Round 3 of the World Snooker Championship 2011, held at the World Snooker Academy, has concluded.
Following are the overall results for the round:
Rory McLeod 10-3 Kyren Wilson
Mark Joyce 6-10 Liu Song
Jamie Burnett 10-8 James Wattana
Mike Dunn 10-9 Sam Baird
Michael Holt 10-8 James McBain
Robert Milkins 10-4 Joe Jogia
Tom Ford 8-10 Liu Chuang
Peter Lines 6-10 David Gilbert
Fergal O’Brien 10-4 Paul Davison
Matt Selt 10-9 Patrick Wallace
Anthony Hamilton 10-7 Michael White
Steve Davis 10-9 Jack Lisowski
Dave Harold 10-9 Jamie Jones
Alan McManus 10-8 Stuart Pettman
Nigel Bond 9-10 Andrew Pagett
Tony Drago 8-10 Jimmy Robertson
Sixteen best-of-nine matches were played overall in Round 3. It was a well-fought round as most of the players put on fully stretched battles. Following are some of the most exciting matches played in the round.
Six-time world champion Steve Davis has gone through to the final qualifying round after edging final frame thriller against Jack Lisowski. The 19-year-old Lisowski pushed one of the snooker greats, Davis, all the way. Apart from other classy breaks, three
centuries of 121, 101, and 105 were produced during the match.
Lisowski needed one frame to reach the finish line but the legend fired up a classy break of 80 in the 18th to force the decider that he took using his flawless safety skills.
The other experienced Veteran potter, Tony Drago, however, has crashed against Jimmy Robertson by a frame score of 10-8.
A great nail-biting finish was seen between Mike Dunn vs. Sam Baird. The match went into the final deciding frame until Dunn was able to win it on the black ball.
Baird was almost through when Dunn compiled a classy break of 87 in the 18th to force the deciding frame. Many chances were seen coming and going in the final frame that went on the colour balls. Baird had his winning chances but he missed the final black
ball after the pink and the frame was gifted to Dunn.
Other fully-stretched and nerve-rattling battles were seen in the matches: Dave Harold vs. Jamie Jones, Andrew Pagett vs. Nigel Bond, and Matt Selt vs. Patrick Wallace in which Dave Harold, Andrew Pagett, and Matt Selt have emerged successful.
Matches to be played in the final qualifying round are:
Mark Davis vs. Rory McLeod
Joe Perry vs. Liu Song
Liang Wenbo vs. Jamie Burnett
Mark King vs. Mike Dunn
Dominic Dale vs. Michael Holt
Martin Gould vs. Robert Milkins
Ryan Day vs. Liu Chuang
Judd Trump vs. David Gilbert
Matthew Stevens vs. Fergal O’Brien
Marcus Campbell vs. Matt Selt
Barry Hawkins vs. Anthony Hamilton
Stephen Lee vs. Steve Davis
Gerard Greene vs. Dave Harold
Stuart Bingham vs. Alan McManus
Andrew Higginson vs. Andrew Pagett
Ken Doherty vs. Jimmy Robertson
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