Bai Yulu wins thriller on final black against Joshua Thomond to reach last 32 at snooker Q School, Michael Holt advances

Bai Yulu claimed the ultimate two frames in opposition to Joshua Thomond to finish an exciting 4-3 comeback win and e book her place within the final 32 of Q College in Leicester.

The 19-year-old girls’s British Open champion sealed victory on the ultimate black simply earlier than midnight on Sunday to arrange a gathering with Simon Bedford on Monday night, the penultimate day of Occasion Two of the 208-player event.

Bai produced breaks of 59 and 75 with Thomond compiling 76 within the fifth body, nevertheless it was the Chinese language participant who held her nerve beautifully to edge a taut decider by two factors.

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Elsewhere, Michael Holt superior to the third spherical of Occasion Two with a 4-0 whitewash of Muhammad Aurangzaib that noticed him produce runs of 57, 81 and 68.

He’ll face Daan Leyssen within the final 64 on Monday afternoon as he bids to maintain alive his hopes of a fast return to the primary circuit a 12 months after dropping his tour card.

“I’ve to take care of that state of affairs and crack on. The teaching goes alright. Finally I nonetheless see myself as a participant, as a result of after I observe the extent is greater than there. I’ll hold going.

“I’ve to consider issues as a result of I’ve a household and that’s life. I won’t get again on. I’m conscious of that, however till I can’t play to the extent I all the time need to strive. I do know there’s a massive world on the market, so we are going to see.”

World Seniors finalist Alfie Burden stays within the hunt to regain his card after a 4-2 win over Andrew Tapper that units up a last-64 assembly with Alex Taubman on Monday.

The second event runs till Tuesday with 4 extra tour playing cards obtainable for reaching the final 4.

A participant coming into in spherical one has to win six matches to earn their card with these coming in on the second stage needing 5 wins from the best-of-seven-frame contests.

4 tour playing cards are additionally obtainable from the 128-player Asia and Oceania Q College occasions which run between 1-12 June and are open to residents of the areas.

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