Ken Doherty produced a stunning comeback to beat in-form Essex professional Stuart Bingham 5-4 from 3-0 down at the Malta Cup today.
On the verge of leading 4-0, Bingham left a tricky thin cut on the final black in the jaws of a top-corner pocket.
“That threw me a lifeline and gave me a lot of hope. I kept fighting and hanging in there,” said Doherty, who from 3-1 adrift won four of the following frames with the aid of only one half-century break.
“It was a gritty performance that's given me a chance to get a run going and build my confidence.
“I just need to string together some results,” added the popular Dubliner, seeking his first world ranking event trophy since the Thailand Masters of March 2001.
Doherty will face Stephen Maguire is the quarter-final after he beat Mark King 5-3 to book his place in the last eight of a world-ranking event for the first time since he won the UK Championship title in December 2004.
