Plumber Cameron Menzies eases into second round as Michael Smith survives scare

Cameron Menzies started the day working as a plumber.  Pic: Zac Goodwin/PA

Cameron Menzies went from fixing a kitchen sink to throwing his way into the second round of the World Championship, where reigning champion Michael Smith survived an opening-night scare.

Menzies is a plumber by trade and had to do a day’s work on Friday, changing a waste basin, fixing a burst water main and repairing a kitchen sink before facing Austrian Rusty-Jake Rodriguez at the Alexandra Palace.