Soo koob maqaalka:  Horyaalkii hore ee adduunka Ken Doherty ayaa qarka u saaran inuu ka baxo tartanka Betfred World Snooker Championships wareegga isreebreebka ee ugu dambeeya. Doherty, oo qaaday horyaalka 1997-kii, ayaa ka dambeeya Mark Davis 8-1 ka dib kulankii ugu horreeyay ee wareegga seddexaad ee isreebreebka ee Ponds Forge ee Sheffield. 45 jirkaan ayaa wajahaya dagaal adag si uu uga fogaado inuu noqdo ku guuleystaha seddexaad ee Crucible ee ku dhaca toddobaadkan, iyadoo Peter Ebdon iyo Steve Davis ay ku badiyeen wareega labaad. Ken Doherty waxa uu labo sawir oo kali ah ka maqnaa isreebreebka koobka aduunka ee Sheffield. Doherty waxa uu cabayaa hal litir oo Guinness ah kadib markii uu ku guuleystay tartankii World Championships ee 1997. Graeme Dott, oo ah horyaal kale oo horey u soo baxay, waa inuu ka soo dhacaa gadaashiisa Arbacada si uu booskiisa ugu qabsado saamiga ugu weyn maadaama uu ka dambeeyo lambarka adduunka 52 Yu Delu 5-4. Meelo kale, Matthew Stevens oo horey ugu soo baxay kaalinta labaad ee horyaalka adduunka ayaa Joe Swail 5-4 ku hogaaminaya isaga oo dalbanaya muuqaalkiisii ugu horreeyay ee Crucible tan iyo 2013. Graeme Dott waa horyaalkii hore ee adduunka, wuxuu ku guuleystay tartankii showpiece ee Crucible 2006.
Ken Doherty waxa uu ku dhibtoonayaa isreebreebkii ugu dambeeyay ee tartanka isreebreebka aduunka. Horyaalka aduunka ee 1997 ayaa 8-1 ka sareeya Mark Davis kadib kulankii ugu horeeyay. Graeme Dott waxa kale oo uu u baahan yahay in uu dib ugu soo laabto 5-4 oo uu ka helay Yu Delu.