SHEFFIELD — After lighting up the Crucible with his crowd-pleasing antics, jovial Thai snooker player Dechawat Poomjaeng was left with a scowl on his face at the World Championship after three straight misses. Poomjaeng failed to hit a red ball three times in a row during his second-round match against Michael White. Under snooker's rules, three misses when a red can be hit leads to the frame being conceded. It's only the third time a frame has been lost in such fashion at the championship. Poomjaeng is making his first appearance at the Crucible and is causing quite a stir, punching himself in the head after shots and applauding his own shots. — AP
