Scott Donaldson paid tribute to his late father after he produced an incredible comeback to qualify for the UK Championship .

Up against 2015 World Champion Stuart Bingham , Donaldson put personal grief aside as he recovered from 5-0 down to claim a thrilling 6-5 win in the final round of qualifying.

Just weeks after the death of his father, Hector, the Scot revealed he was already considering his drive home when he found himself 4-0 down in the clash.

Bingham was in total control at the mid-session interval, before a break of 117 on resumption put him within one frame of victory.

But this inspired a thrilling turnaround from Donaldson, who then got on the board with a break of 56 in the sixth frame.

He followed this up with a 64 and a 110 to spark hope of an unlikely comeback, bef

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