Doherty back on terms after Crucible comeback

Ken Doherty took five consecutive frames to turn a 6-3 deficit into an 8-6 lead over Marco Fu in the 888.com World Championship semi-finals, but the Hong Kong player again showed he is no pushover by fighting back to 8-8.

The sort of form the Irishman had produced to knock out Matthew Stevens was in evidence again before Fu made his second century of the match, a 110, to ensure parity ahead of tomorrow’s conclusion.