After realising it had gone missing in transit during his journey from Manchester to Belfast, Saengkham pleaded for help from his peers, which initially fell on deaf ears.

His failure to secure a replacement cue left his first-round match against Thepchaiya Un-Nooh in serious doubt, until one star came to his rescue.

Cue the emergence of triple crown-winning great Shaun Murphy, who came up trumps for Saengkham with time running out.