Alfie Burden put the disappointment of his World Seniors final defeat to close friend Jimmy 'Whirlwind' White behind him last month to regain his place on the World Snooker Tour on the final day of Q School in Leicester.
Burden picked up from where he left off on Monday evening at Event Two of the 208-player competition after recovering a 3-0 deficit to overcome former Shoot Out winner Michael Holt 4-3 just before midnight.
Ad A 4-2 win over Duane Jones in the last 16 on Tuesday morning, which included a closing 91, set the Londoner up for a quarter-final meeting with talented Ukraine teenager Iulian Boiko, who had defeated former World Seniors champion Peter Lines by the same scoreline.
SnookerBurden ends Holt's hopes of tour return with comeback win9 HOURS AGO Burden produced breaks of 55 and 88 to lead 2-1 before Boiko edged 3-2 clear boosted by knocks of 54 and 68 in the fourth frame and claiming a tough fifth frame.