A heavy cold wasn’t about to stop SightRight star Stuart Bingham progressing to the second round of the World Snooker Championship this week.
Bingham battled through the bug, which came a few days before his first round win against Robbie Williams, to triumph 10-7 at Sheffield’s Crucible Theatre.
His coach – SightRight inventor and owner Stephen Feeney – reckons that Bingham’s focus and determination helped him through what would be most professional Snooker players’ worst nightmare.
“Stuart has put in so much hard work over the past few years and his preparation in between tournaments this season has been fantastic,” said Feeney, the world’s number one sighting and alignment expert.
Feeney’s assessment looks to be as accurate as Bingham’s cueing this season when you consider that the Basildon ace has won more matches than any other player on the tour.
Bingham, who takes on Graeme Dott on Friday, has enjoyed a fine campaign so far having won the Shanghai Masters, Championship League and Haining Open – a trophy haul that no other player has bettered this season.
And Feeney believes that a fully fit Bingham could go deep into the Snooker’s showpiece tournament in Sheffield.
“He’s got a few days to rest now before he plays on Friday,” said Feeney. “The Crucible is the most exciting place in the world to him and Dott will be a tough game, but that just adds to the excitement. There are no easy games at the World Championship – you have to be at your best!”