Chinese teenagers Ding Jun Hui and Liang Wen Bo were men in a hurry at the Travis Perkins UK Championship qualifiers in Prestatyn today.

World number one Ronnie O’Sullivan was forced to a deciding frame in the Welsh Regal Open for the second match in succession before booking his quarter-final place.

Ken Doherty has progressed to the third round of the Regal Welsh Open in Cardiff after beating fellow Irishman Joe Swail 5-4 today.