Jimmy White has won through to the penultimate round of snooker's World Championships qualifying with a 10-8 victory over Scotland's Mark Boyle - a result which ended John Parrott's chances of staying in the top 64.
The six-time Crucible runner-up will take on 1997 world champion Ken Doherty as the Londoner aims for another crack at Sheffield glory.
But White's gain was Parrott's loss, who has admitted he could quit snooker after failing to qualify for the World Championship.
The 1991 world champion has steadily fallen down the rankings and is now certain to slip out of the top 64 for next season.
He lost 10-6 to Chinese teenager Anda Zhang at Sheffield's English Institute of Sport on Wednesday and would face a future away from the main tour if he opts to continue.
Parrott, 45, said: "If I'm off the tour, it's fairly certain that I'll retire. I certainly won't be playing any lower down.
"If I lose my card, that's me gone. I still have the utmost respect for the game.
"I've just lost in the World Championship and I'm not going to spit the dummy out. But I don't enjoy the hours of practice any more."
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