James Crombie/INPHO

Ireland's Aaron Hill two games away from Crucible debut

The Cork native comfortably overcame Haris Tahir in his qualifier.

IRELAND’S AARON Hill is just two games away from a debut at the Crucible.

The Cork native earned a comfortable 10-0 win over Haris Tahir of Pakistan at the Halo World Snooker Championship qualifiers in Sheffield.

Hill next faces Anthony McGill of Scotland in the third round.

Two more victories will see the 23-year-old qualify to compete at the Crucible for the first time.

1997 World champion Ken Doherty could also join him there, after defeating England’s Haydon Pinhey 10-3 on Wednesday.

The Dubliner is set to compete against Englishman David Lilley in the second round.

Antrim pair Robbie McGuigan and Jordan Brown are also in action currently.

McGuigan trails England’s Mark Davis 5-4, and Brown is 4-3 up against Farakh Ajaib of Pakistan.

You can view the scores of all the qualifiers here.

Author
View comments
Close
Comments
This is YOUR comments community. Stay civil, stay constructive, stay on topic. Please familiarise yourself with our comments policy here before taking part.
Leave a Comment
    Submit a report
    Please help us understand how this comment violates our community guidelines.
    Thank you for the feedback
    Your feedback has been sent to our team for review.

    Leave a commentcancel