Emotional Jamie Clarke seals stunning win over former champion Graeme Dott, Matthew Stevens bests Ali Carter

Judgement Day is always packed full of nerves, with precious places at the World Snooker Championships up for grabs. With the tournament just days away, the second batch of eight matches was the last chance saloon for players to get themselves into the draw.

At this stage, matches are taken to a best of 19 frames format, so former world champion Graeme Dott knew he had left himself with work to do when he found himself 6-3 down to Jamie Clarke after the morning session. Ad/> After the break, Clarke extended his advantage to 8-4, before Dott won four frames on the bounce to level things up.

Clarke took the next, knowing he was just one frame away from progressing. It came down to the final ball, with both players executing excellent safety shots on the black, before Clarke completed the victory by sinking a treble shot off the cushions.

He fell to his knees in celebration, before shaking hands with a clearly frustrated Dott. /> World Championship'What a finish!' — Clarke beats former champ Dott with a TREBLE2 HOURS AGO 'Mick even made money off it' – O'Sullivan on 25th anniversary of snooker's greatest break Bond retires as snooker says farewell to key remaining link to 1980s golden era 'Wow, amazing!' — O'Sullivan on 'incredible' Gazza, 'legend' Senna and snooker great David Gilbert was first through from the remaining ties, with the Championship League winner thrashing Anthony Hamilton 10-3.

It’s a continuation of good recent form, matched with some fortune too, after he potted what was described as the “fluke of the century” during the previous round of qualifying. Look ahead to the competition draw, Gilbert said, “I hear all these players coming through qualifying saying they want to play Ronnie O’Sullivan or Judd