Doherty seals final place

Home favourite Ken Doherty booked his place in the final of the vcpoker.ie Irish Professional Snooker Championship with a 6-2 victory over Mark Allen last night.

Doherty lost the first frame after a 79 break from Allen but stormed back to win the next five, sealing the third of those frames with a 131 break, the highest of the tournament so far.