Doherty eases through as Bond stuns Lee

KEN DOHERTY secured his passage through to the last 16 of the Welsh Open at the Newport Centre yesterday with a 5-3 victory over Belfast’s Joe Swail.

The Dubliner pocketed breaks of 49, 79, 116, 47 and 84 to progress, although Swail rallied with breaks of 87, 87 and 65 to make life difficult for Doherty, who now meets Scot Stephen Maguire tomorrow afternoon.

Nigel Bond stunned defending champion Stephen Lee. The 41-year-old Derbyshire potter cruised to a 5-2 second round victory to send Lee crashing.