RICHARD King returns to the practice table after his third round exit at the Benson and Hedges Snooker Championships in Mansfield last night.

The Bewdley professional, who whitewashed Dutchman Karan Chand 5-0 in his first match, lost 5-2 against Bournemouth's Paul Wykes.

King failed to recover from losing the first two frames, altrhough he insisted later: "I thought I could still get back into it. I had enough chances but didn't pot the vital balls.

" I've got a big tournament in Scotland later this month, so I'll be getting my head down on the practice table."