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Northern Ireland's Joe Swail has missed out on a place at the World Snooker Championships at the Crucible.

He lost by ten frames to one to former champion Ken Doherty in final qualifying.

The 40-year old Dubliner had things virtually wrapped up by the end of the first session, boasting an 8-1 lead.

Doherty is the only non-British player other than Cliff Thorburn to win the world title, but lost in last year's qualifiers to end a 15-year run at the championships.

Michael Holt sealed his place with a 10-6 win over Irishman David Morris.

Barry Hawkins - at a world ranked 17 and the highest placed competitor in the qualifiers - beat Ian McCulloch 10-7.

Tuesday is the final day of qualifying.

The draw for the televised stages of the Championship take place on Thursday.

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