Even though he’s a three-time ranking event winner, you suspect that Ricky Walden’s most treasured memory from his snooker career so far was a run to the World Championship semi-finals in 2013.

The Cheshire potter led Barry Hawkins 12-8 in a race to 17 back then, but unfortunately let the advantage slip as ‘the Hawk’ rallied to take a 17-14 victory.