World Championship 2021 qualifying – Stuart Bingham sets up Luca Brecel showdown for Crucible spot

ByBen Snowball

Updated 12/04/2021 at 22:05 GMT

Bingham will meet Brecel in the fourth and final round of qualifying for the World Championship. The 44-year-old made one century and four half-centuries in the comfortable win, his first at the event after receiving a bye into the third round. You can watch every match of the World Championship live and ad-free on the Eurosport App and eurosport.co.uk.

Stuart Bingham moved within one match of the Crucible after dismantling Chen Zifan.

The 2015 world champion rarely looked troubled against the world number 81, top scoring with a break of 120 as he routed his opponent 6-1.

Luca Brecel awaits in the fourth and final round of World Championship qualifying after the Belgian saw off Mark King 6-3 earlier on Monday.

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Bingham edged a tight opener before knocks of 61 and 56 saw him open up a three-frame advantage.

Chen hit back with a timely 67, but Bingham’s 120 and another half-century left the Englishman one frame from victory.

He duly delivered at the first opportunity, his opponent dragging out the contest by trying – and failing – to draw snookers on the final colours.

Elsewhere, two-time world finalist Ali Carter moved into the final round of qualifying with a 6-4 win over Pang Junxi.

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Carter made knocks of 69, 64, 71 and 64 to set up a clash with Alexander Ursenbacher.

Chinese duo Xiao Guodong and Zhao Xintong also progressed with wins over Ian Burns and Kacper Filipiak respectively.

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