SNOOKER/World Championship: Ken Doherty bowed out of the World Championship yesterday with an admission that he might have only three more years to realise his dream of lifting snooker's ultimate prize for a second time.
Given the form which the Dubliner took into the tournament, and the draw he had, it seems unlikely that those three years will present him with a better chance than this.
Doherty was beaten 13-10 by Marco Fu from Hong Kong, who is now through to the semi-finals here for the first time in eight years as a professional.
Resuming at 8-8, Doherty won the first frame of the day from a single chance with a break of 74, only to lose the next to a total clearance of 135 as Fu's third century of the match got him back on terms at 9-9. …
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