Welsh Open bids end for Sussex snooker pair

Mark DavisMark Davis
Mark Davis
A frustrated Mark Davis bemoaned the routine errors which cost him what would have been an eye-catching victory over Ryan Day at the Welsh Open, writes Paul Martin.

The world No.49 won the first two frames against the Snooker Shootout champion and despite being pegged back, a break of 82 left Davis on the verge of a first third-round appearance of the season.

But a big early miss in the decider left the table free for Day to rack up a half-century of his own and extend his stay in Newport at the St Leonards star’s expense.