The second round continued on day five here in Sheffield, with eight places in the penultimate round up for grabs at Halo World Championship Qualifying.
Players enter this fiercely contested qualifying gauntlet at different stages depending on where they are seeded, as follows:
Round one begins today by pitting players ranked 81 to 112 against those ranked 113 to 144.
In round two, those 32 winners will face players ranked 49 to 80.
In round three, those 32 winners will face players ranked 17 to 48.
In round four, those 32 winners play each other, with the 16 winners going through to the Crucible.
The qualifying rounds run until Wednesday April 16th. With players competing to the backdrop of tour survival battles and a quest to achieve their dreams by earning qualification for the sport's grandest stage, fireworks are guaranteed. Matches are contested over the best of 19 frames, across two sessions.
12:45AM
A dramatic ending to another long day of snooker. Here's how the evening results panned out on day five.
Evening Results
Anthony Hamilton 10-8 Steven Hallworth
Ashley Carty 10-5 Jimmy White
Robbie Williams 10-4 Manasawin Phetmalaikul
Jamie Jones 10-7 Julien Leclercq
Jamie Clarke 8-10 Allan Taylor
Louis Heathcote 9-10 Iulian Boiko
Michael Holt 10-8 Oliver Lines
12:20AM
That ends an absolutely incredible game of snooker. Anthony Hamilton led 9-0, before being pegged back to 9-8 by Steven Hallworth.
No player has ever come back from 9-0 down in a best of 19 and that remains the case. Hamilton prevents a decider by firing in a break of 69 to take the 18th on the black and prevail 10-8.
11:19PM
Iulian Boiko takes the decider to beat Louis Heathcote 10-9. Heathcote remains in a strong position to stay on the circuit courtesy of his position on the one year list. However, he will now rely on other results going his way.
Michael Holt has secured a 10-8 victory against Oliver Lines and incredibly, Steven Hallworth has claimed his seventh frame on the bounce to pull within two frames of Anthony Hamilton at 9-7.
10:44PM
Things are starting to get very interesting on table one. No player has ever won from 9-0 down in a best of 19. Anthony Hamilton led Steven Hallworth 9-0. It is now 9-5. We couldn't see history made here, could we?
Allan Taylor has successfully fended off a Jamie Clarke fightback to win 10-8. Defeat relegates Clarke from the tour. Louis Heathcote and Iulian Boiko are going to a decider at 9-9.
High drama at the English Institute of Sport.
9:40PM
Ashley Carty has secured a 10-5 victory over Jimmy White on table two. Defeat for White means he is relegated from the circuit and will require either another invitational tour card or a trip to Q School to return next season. Carty progresses to face Pang Junxu in round three.
8:44PM
What a start to the evening for Julien Leclercq! The Belgian Beast takes the first four frames, including the last on the black, to move just one behind Jamie Jones at 7-6. Has the mid-session interval come at the right time for Jones?
8:15PM
Could it be game on for Jimmy White against Ashley Carty?
Trailing 8-4, a fine break of 89 sends them into the mid-session with White just three behind at 8-5.
Stan Moody has taken a massive step towards tour survival. A 10-3 win over Dean Young books his place in round three, where he faces Jimmy Robertson. Defeat for Young sees him relegated from the circuit.
6:50PM
With the evening games about to get underway, here's the scores from today so far...
Evening Scores
Anthony Hamilton 8-0 Steven Hallworth
Ashley Carty 6-3 Jimmy White
Robbie Williams 7-2 Manasawin Phetmalaikul
Jamie Jones 7-2 Julien Leclercq
Jamie Clarke 2-7 Allan Taylor
Louis Heathcote 3-5 Iulian Boiko
Michael Holt 4-4 Oliver Lines
Afternoon Scores
David Lilley 8-1 Ken Doherty
Matthew Stevens 6-3 Simon Blackwell
He Guoqiang 6-3 Liam Highfield
Tian Pengfei 4-5 Gao Yang
Ma Hailong 1-8 Duane Jones
Andrew Higginson 3-6 Jiang Jun
Alfie Burden 1-8 Ian Burns
6:00PM
An outstanding session of snooker from David Lilley. He has blitzed to an 8-1 lead over Ken Doherty and requires just two frames for victory when they return tomorrow at 2:30pm.
4:50PM
Former World Seniors Champion David Lilley is in charge on table one. He's bidding for a first ever appearance in the final stages and leads 1997 Crucible king Ken Doherty 4-1.
On table two, Matthew Stevens leads Simon Blackwell 5-1, while back to back runs of 84 and 93 from Liam Highfield have pulled him within a frame of He Guoqiang at 4-3 down.
2:30PM
The afternoon action is just getting underway here in Sheffield. On table one, 1997 Crucible King Ken Doherty continues his quest for a return to the Theatre of Dreams. He faces off against David Lilley.
Elsewhere, former UK Champion and Masters winner Matthew Stevens enters the event against Simon Blackwell and European Amateur Champion Liam Highfield faces He Guoqiang.
With the morning session having now drawn to a conclusion, here is a roundup of the scores from earlier.
Morning Scores
Anthony Hamilton 8-0 Steven Hallworth
Ashley Carty 6-3 Jimmy White
Robbie Williams 7-2 Manasawin Phetmalaikul
Jamie Jones 7-2 Julien Leclercq
Jamie Clarke 2-7 Allan Taylor
Louis Heathcote 3-5 Iulian Boiko
Michael Holt 4-4 Oliver Lines
2:10PM
Total dominance from Anthony Hamilton, in what is a must win game to retain his professional status. The Sheriff of Pottingham leads Steven Hallworth 8-0 after the first session.
1:40PM
Could we have a game on our hands on table two? Jimmy White takes the final two frames of the session, clinching the last on the black after a break of 69, to end 6-3 down to Ashley Cary.
They return at 7pm to play to a conclusion.
12:49PM
Ashley Carty is now 5-1 up on Jimmy White, while Anthony Hamilton leads Steven Hallworth 5-0.
A career high run of 142 from Julien Leclercq has given him something to cheer about against Jamie Jones. However, the session ends 7-2 in favour of Jones.
12:03PM
Stan Moody is storming clear here. He leads Dean Young 6-0. Victory for Moody would push him towards tour survival, but defeat for Young would see him relegated.
Elsewhere, Anthony Hamilton is 4-0 up on Steven Hallworth and Ashley Carty holds a 4-1 advantage against Jimmy White.
11:05AM
A tournament high break from Robbie Williams, who fires in 143 on his way to leading Manasawin Phetmalaikul 3-0.
Anthony Hamilton leads Steven Hallworth 2-0, Ashley Carty is 2-1 up on Jimmy White and Allan Taylor has raced to a 4-0 advantage against Jamie Clarke.
10:10AM
Play is underway at the English Institute of Sport. Anthony Hamilton begins what could be his last event as a professional in the featured match on table one. He goes up against Steven Hallworth, who will be returning to the professional ranks next season.
Jimmy White continues his quest for a Crucible return in what is his 45th World Championship campaign. He's up against Rotherham's Ashley Carty.
As things stand, Stan Moody and Louis Heathcote are in position to stay on tour thanks to their placings on the one-year list. They will be looking to solidify their positions today. Moody faces Dean Young, while Heathcote is up against Iulian Boiko.