Menace fights back in World Championship thriller

Dennis Priestley staged a stunning comeback to win the last three sets and scrape through yet another Ladbrokes.com World Championship second-round cliffhanger in Purfleet today.

Eight of the first 13 matches at the last-32 stage have gone to a deciding set and Priestley’s contest against Per Laursen was up there with the best of them for the drama it contained.