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Ladies’s world snooker champion Bai Yulu fell quick in her bid to achieve the UK Championship after a 6-1 loss to Jack Lisowski within the final qualifying spherical.

The 21-year-old Chinese language sensation beat three gamers to get inside yet another win of turning into the primary lady to earn a spot in the principle draw of a triple crown match.

However her hopes had been dashed as Lisowski, a UK Championship semi-finalist two years in the past, rattled in 5 half-century breaks of their assembly on Wednesday.

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Bai, who roared again to defeat Scott Donaldson 6-5 and seal her place at Judgement Day, did have an opportunity to stage the match at 1-1 after recovering from 69-0 down within the second body however missed the ultimate blue.

Lisowski took it and went on to open up a 4-0 lead.

A break of 59 noticed Bai declare the fifth body however Lisowski was to not be denied and completed with runs of 85 and 66 to e-book his place in York subsequent week.

Full schedule for UK Championship

First spherical

Saturday, November 23
1pm

Ronnie O’Sullivan (1) vs Qualifier
Shaun Murphy (9) vs Qualifier
7pm
Ding Junhui (8) vs Qualifier
Xiao Guodong (16) vs Qualifier

Sunday, November 24
1pm

Mark Allen (4) vs Qualifier
Ali Carter (12) vs Qualifier
7pm
Si Jiahui (13) vs Qualifier
Mark Selby (5) vs Qualifier

Monday, November 25
1pm

Chris Wakelin (15) vs Qualifier
Kyren Wilson (2) vs Qualifier
7pm
Luca Brecel (7) vs Qualifier
Gary Wilson (10) vs Qualifier

Tuesday, November 26
1pm

John Higgins (14) vs Qualifier
Judd Trump (3) vs Qualifier
7pm
Mark Williams (6) vs Qualifier
Zhang Anda (11) vs Qualifier

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