World Seniors Snooker: Igor Figueiredo wins the Hull 900 on the final black

Former professional player Figueiredo travelled from his home in Brazil to compete in the six-player, World Seniors Snooker Tour one-day spectacular at the Connexin Live arena in Hull which was played to unique 900 rules.

The 46-year-old's day didn't get off to a great start, though, as he lost the opening match of the tournament to Ken Doherty, who made a 67 break in what was a repeat of the World Seniors Snooker Championship final at the Crucible Theatre from a few months ago.

Doherty - who defied fatigue and jetlag having been in a different continent the day before when commentating on the Saudi Arabia Snooker Masters in Riyadh - then defeated Barry Pinches to qualify from and finish top of Group A.

That result meant the final fixture of the group was a straight shootout to see who took the other qualifying spot, and it was Figueiredo who comfortably dispatched Pinches to progress into the semi-final knockouts.

In Group B, Malta's Tony Drago got the better of both Jimmy White (with a 57 break) and Stephen Hendry to win the pool. To determine the other qualifier, it was a repeat of the final of the first World Seniors 900 event in Epsom late last year, but the result was reversed as White defeated and eliminated Hendry from the tournament.

In the semi-finals - which were also single-frame fixtures - both group runner-ups advanced to the best-of-three title match as White ended Doherty's campaign and Figueiredo denied Drago. White's clash with Doherty was a rerun of the preceding 900 event that the latter triumphed in on home soil at the iconic Goffs arena in Ireland in March.

Four-time World Seniors Snooker Champion Jimmy White - the most successful player in seniors snooker history - was hoping 'third time's a charm' and that he could secure a maiden 900 title. He was on course to do so as he crafted a crucial 69 break which assisted him to go 1-0 up, although a contribution of 63 in frame two was vital in aiding Figueiredo to level the contest at 1-1 and force a deciding frame.

There was a scrappy start to the final frame, but 62-year-old White managed to find a fruitful opening with a break of 40. However, he misplaced position - when just a few more pots away from the finish line - and was unable to continue the break, allowing his opponent back to the table. Figueiredo would go on to pot a red from distance and coolly construct a frame, match and event-winning clearance.

It is the second snooker final in as many days to be decided on the final black ball in a deciding frame thriller with a counter-attack following Judd Trump's heroics in Saudi on Saturday night.