Updated: April 13, 2021, 10:46 pm
Jamie Jones sealed a Crucible return after a one-year ban (Simon Cooper/PA)
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Jamie Jones capped an impressive return from a one-year suspension by booking his place at the Crucible with a 10-5 win over China’s Li Hang at the final round of the World Championship qualifiers in Sheffield.
The 33-year-old Jones admitted he was facing up to the end of his career when he fell off the tour at the end of the 2019 season following a ban for failing to report a corrupt approach, although he was cleared of match-fixing.
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Qualifying marathon starts tomorrow
128 players set out at Sheffield s Institute of Sport aiming to qualify for the main event at the Crucible Theatre, which starts on the 17th. 16 places are up for grabs, so the players are split into groups of eight.
The first three rounds are played over best-of-11 frames, before a best-of-19 final.
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