'I used to be crafty. They call me clueless Ken now' - Doherty wins Snooker Shoot Out thriller, faces David Gilbert next

Ken Doherty is still as crafty as ever, and he used his snooker smarts to beat Bai Langning in a thriller to set up a meeting with Dave Gilbert in round two of the Snooker Shoot Out. The Irishman was in control with a 19-point lead, but Bai knocked in a couple of brilliant pots to get in the hunt and into the lead. Ad/> The match looked over for Doherty when he fouled the yellow with his shirt, but Bai took an age with ball in hand and left his opponent a shot.

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«I thought I was gone. I got a lifeline at the end and made it count at the end. »I used to be crafty.

They call me clueless Ken now." The second round has thrown up a few tasty ties, with Barry Hawkins against Ali Carter one of the most intriguing. Stan Moody stole the show on Thursday, and the diminutive 15-year-old will face Oliver Lines, whose father Peter Lines will face his fellow veteran Nigel Bond. World No.