Snooker: Ebdon dashes Doherty title hopes

Peter Ebdon wrecked Ken Doherty’s hopes of landing his home title for the first time by defeating the Dubliner 6-3 in the Citywest Irish Masters today.

Doherty, a finalist in 1992 and 1998, was hoping to become the first player from the Irish Republic to pick up the trophy in 25 stagings of the invitation event.