Doherty - facing tough task. (Getty Images)
DOHERTY FACES TOUGH TEST
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Ken Doherty, the 1997 world champion, has his work cut out on Monday night to
reach the last 16.
The Irish star resumes with a 5-4 lead over confident qualifier Shaun Murphy
but could easily have found himself in arrears.
Dohery felt the force of another young gun in Edinburgh last weekend when
losing 6-5 to Mark Selby in the Scottish Open after being 4-1 and 5-4 up.
On this occasion he allowed the 20-year-old from Irthlingborough just one
point in the first two frames, replying with breaks of 51 and 57.
But Murphy, the youngest player in the final stages, responded with a
three-frame burst courtesy of breaks of 49, 48 and 71.
Dubliner Doherty came back with 131 - the third highest break of the event -
but Murphy regained his advantage with an 80 before Doherty knocked in runs of
66 and 51 to ease into a slender lead.
Murphy, beaten 10-4 by Stephen Hendry on his debut last season, requires six
of the final 10 frames to cause the first major shock of the championship.
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