TWO Bradford district snooker stars made it to the last-16 of a tournament featuring a host of fellow legends.
Joe Johnson missed out in a 3-1 defeat to Jamacia’s Rory McLeod in the World Seniors Championship, held at Sheffield’s Crucible Theatre.
Johnson, who won the 1986 World Snooker Championship beating Steve Davis 18-12 in the final, was defeated in his first match at the 2022 seniors tournament.
The 69-year-old has had success in recent years, winning two seniors titles; the 1997 Seniors Pot Black and the 2019 Seniors Masters, and provides regular snooker match commentary on Eurosport.
The 1986 World Champion is back in the match!
— World Seniors Snooker Tour (@WorldSeniors) May 7, 2022
A break of 50 helps Joe Johnson half Rory McLeod's lead.#SeniorsSnooker pic.twitter.com/W5eEtEzlPC
Meanwhile, also at the World Seniors, there was defeat for another Bradford district potter.
Laisterdyke’s Wayne Cooper lost to Ken Doherty in the last 16, going down to a 3-1 defeat on Saturday.
Cooper defeated American Ahmed Aly Elsayed 3-1 in his qualifying clash last Thursday to make it into the last-16.
The World Seniors Championship was eventually won by Lee Walker, from Wales, who beat Jimmy White 5-4 in Sunday’s final.
The seniors tournament also featured legends including John Parrott, Ken Doherty and Nigel Bond.
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