Jack Lisowski is not going to be on the World Snooker Championships after a brutal loss in qualifying, simply over a month after claiming the Dwelling Nations Sequence bonus
Jack Lisowski has been knocked out of qualifying for the World Championships (Picture: (Photograph by Tai Chengzhe/VCG through Getty Photos))
Jack Lisowski has been dumped out of qualifying for the Snooker World Championships in brutal vogue. The Welsh Open finalist was overwhelmed 10-5 by He Guoqiang on Judgement Day with 2023 champion Luca Brecel additionally knocked out after dropping 10-5 to Jak Jones.
To even attain this stage of qualifying, Lisowski was moderately lucky with a bizzare fluke, the place he an inadvertently potted a crimson, serving to him on the way in which to a 10-7 victory over Umut Dikme. Nonetheless, his luck seemingly ran out with the Chinese language star profitable the primary 5 frames earlier than combating off an tried comeback within the night session.
It had been an honest begin to 2026 for Lisowski as he claimed the Dwelling Nations Sequence bonus of £150,000, regardless of defeat to Barry Hawkins on the Welsh Open ultimate final month. That was as a result of his look within the ultimate noticed him overtake Mark Allen because the participant to have earned probably the most prize cash throughout the 4 dwelling nations tournaments.
The World No.18 gained the Northern Eire Open final October with a slim victory over Judd Trump however he is not going to be current in Sheffield as 32 gamers battle it out to be topped world champion. Along with Brecel and Lisowski dropping, former world champion Stuart Bingham can be lacking the minimize.
The 49-year-old, who gained the event again in 2015, was overwhelmed 10-7 by Matthew Stevens in a better of 19 frames on Tuesday. He was additionally absent from the World Championships’ final 12 months.
After the win, he stated: “It is a large second for me. Judd Trump is my favorite participant. I’m actually glad and fortunate that tonight I’m the one which has gained. It might look simple however truly I used to be very nervous. I’m glad to have gained all six of the finals I have been in.”
Xintong is now trying to defend his World Championship crown having lately develop into the primary participant to triumph in all three Gamers Sequence occasions in the identical season. The 29-year-old gained the World Grand Prix and Gamers Championship again in February.
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