Nov 21,2024
Women's world champion Bai Yulu fell short in her bid to reach the final stages of the UK Championship after a 6-1 loss to Jack Lisowski in the last qualifying round.
The 21-year-old Chinese player beat three players to get within one more win of becoming the first woman to earn a place in the main draw of a triple crown tournament.
But her hopes were dashed as Lisowski rattled in five half-century breaks in their meeting on Wednesday.
Bai did have a chance to level the match at 1-1 after recovering from 69-0 down in the second frame but missed the final blue. Lisowski took it and went on to open up a 4-0 lead.
A break of 59 saw Bai claim the fifth frame but Lisowski was not to be denied and finished with runs of 85 and 66 to book his place in York next week.
