James Cahill, Michael Georgiou and Michael Holt through to round four of Q School
- Seb Sternik
- 26 May 2022
A return to the pro tour is just three wins away for James Cahill who advanced to the fourth round of the second Q School event with a 4-1 win over Martin O’Donnell.
Back in 2019 Cahill shocked the snooker world as he knocked out Ronnie O'Sullivan from the world championships. The 26-year-old has also picked up wins over the likes of Ding Junhui and Mark Selby at the UK Championship.
Putting on big performances against the big hitters has never been a problem for the man known as The Giant Killer. However, it's his performances against so called 'lesser opposition' that have held him back in recent years.
Cahill is looking for a return to the World Snooker Tour after dropping out in the culmination of the 2020/21 campaign.
While he failed to come through Q School 12 months ago, he is certainly making decent progress in this week's event.
After establishing a 2-1 lead over O'Donnell, the Englishman produced breaks of 78 and 61 to seal his place in the fifth round, where he'll take on Ross Bulman.
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Joining him in the next round will be former Snooker Shoot Out champion Michael Georgiou. The 34-year-old was forced to come back from 2-0 down to seal his 4-2 victory over Daniel Womersley - picking up breaks of 51 and 61 along the way.
His next opponent will be Andrew Higginson who defeated Ukraine's Iulian Boiko 4-1 during the morning session.
Elsewhere, another former Snooker Shoot Out champion, Michael Holt, survived an edgy affair with Sean Harvey.
Holt went 2-0 down before winning the next three frames. Harvey levelled things up to take the match to a decider, but ultimately it was the former world number 20 who kept his cool and prevailed.
Belgian teenager Ben Mertens enjoyed a 4-0 whitewash victory over Alfie Davies, while Germany's Lukas Kleckers picked up a 4-2 win over Ross Muir.
Daniel Wells, meanwhile, produced breaks of 112 and 62 as he knocked out former world number 32 Rory McLeod.
