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Here is a fact to blow your mind: the last World Championship to feature two debut Crucible finalists was back in 1981. Steve Davis and Doug Mountjoy were each appearing in the world final for the first time. In every world title match in the 42 years since at least one of the finalists has been either a previous winner or runner-up.
Barry Hawkins reached the final round of World Championship qualifying with a 10-4 win over David Lilley, but was scathing about his performance at the English Institute of Sport in Sheffield. The world No. 20 has been forced to qualify for the sport's biggest event for the first time since 2012, a year before he reached the final against Ronnie O'Sullivan and performed admirably in an 18-13 defeat.
Barry Hawkins reached the final round of World Championship qualifying with a 10-4 win over David Lilley, but was scathing about his performance at the English Institute of Sport in Sheffield. The world No. 20 has been forced to qualify for the sport's biggest event for the first time since 2012, a year before he reached the final against Ronnie O'Sullivan and performed admirably in an 18-13 defeat.
Ken Doherty is two wins away from a first Crucible appearance since 2014, following a 10-6 win over Hammad Miah in the Cazoo World Championship qualifiers at the English Institute of Sport in Sheffield.
Graeme Dott moved within one win of ending his four-year wait to return to the Crucible Theatre with a 10-6 win over Andy Hicks in the penultimate round of qualifying in Sheffield. The 2006 world champion – who made his second career maximum against Pang Junxu in last year's qualifiers – has not played on the sport's biggest stage since losing 10-9 to Stuart Bingham in the first round in 2019. Ad He was forced to repel a minor recovery from 1995 Crucible semi-finalist Hicks, who closed to 9-6 from 9-3 behind before the Scotsman secured the frame he needed to reach the final round of qualifiers with a closing run of 52.
A 12-year-old boy accused of killing a 60-year-old woman was seen smiling in the dock at his first court appearance.
Matthew Stevens completed an epic 10-8 win over Dechawat Poomjaeng in World Championship qualifying with his good-natured opponent marking the occasion by asking for a selfie during their taut second-round battle. Poomjaeng qualified for the Crucible a decade ago and will have to wait a year for another attempt to return to the sport's biggest stage after the two-time finalist Stevens managed to edge through at the English Institute of Sport in Sheffield.
Jimmy White's hopes of a first appearance at the Crucible since 2006 were dashed by a disappointing 10-4 defeat to Martin O'Donnell in the second round of World Championship qualifying. Having reached the last 32 of the UK Championship and last 16 of the German Masters and WST Classic this season, the six-time world finalist had high hopes of continuing to turn back the clock by returning to the sport's biggest stage later this month. Ad «I’ll be getting to the Crucible, I am playing too well,» said White after losing 4-1 to Pang Junxu in the inaugural Classic event in Leicester last month.