Doherty distraught as Fu marches on

MARCO Fu last night became only the second Asian player to reach the semi-finals of the 888.com World Championship by recording a shock 13-10 victory over Ireland’s Ken Doherty.

The Hong Kong player emulated James Wattana as he maintained his status for being the tournament's surprise package, and now only Peter Ebdon or Shaun Murphy stand between him and the final.

Doherty, so impressive against Matthew Stevens in the second round, was hot favourite to win the match, and at 8-6 up looked set to complete a resounding win.