No return to Crucible for Parrott

The 1991 winner lost 10-6 in the Betfred.com World Championship qualifiers to China's Anda Zhang –who at just 18 wasn't even born when the Liverpudlian lifted the trophy – at Sheffield's English Institute of Sport yesterday.

The 45-year-old resumed at 5-4 behind but edged ahead 6-5 before Anda reeled off five straight frames as Parrott missed out on a Crucible return for the third year running.

Elsewhere, Belgium's Bjorn Haneveer battled back from 4-0 to defeat David Gilbert 10-6, Barry Pinches beat Matt Selt 10-8, while James Wattana overturned a 5-4 interval score to win 10-8 against Peter Lines with a top score of 94.

Haneever's performance included a century and seven other breaks over fifty.

"Awesome, I've come back from 4-0 down with a 65, 98 and a hundred," he said. "The game turned at 4-1 he was going for a max on 56 he missed and I finished the frame off with a 65. His head went after that but I scored heavily. When you finishing frames in one visit, it makes the game easier.