Snooker: O’Brien reaches second round of Thailand Masters

Ireland’s Fergal O’Brien has booked a place in the last 16 of the Thailand Masters after beating Mark Davis 5-2 in Bangkok today.

Davis, ranked 60th in the world, won the first frame, but O’Brien took three in a row to lead by two at the interval. Davis pulled one back after the break, but O’Brien took frame six with a 33 break and secured the win with a clearance in the seventh.