Battle of the Fergals as Irish octet eye Crucible spots
RTÉ Sport journalist Six of those players, including 2020 EBSA European Under-21 champion Aaron Hill and 1997 World Champion Ken Doherty, are starting off in round one, meaning that they need to win four matches before Wednesday week to get through to the Crucible Theatre. There is a guarantee of at least one Irish winner in the first round on Wednesday when the two Fergals - O'Brien from Dublin and Quinn from Tyrone - meet one another. It's fair to say that the pair are at opposite ends of their careers, but O'Brien, who was ranked as high as No 9 in the world in the 1999-2000 season, sa...