DARREN Morgan is eyeing the possibility of more tournament invites after his shock run to the semi-finals of last week’s Kaspersky Riga Masters.

The left-hander, who received a wildcard to play in Latvia following his EBSA European Open triumph earlier this month, won five matches before losing 5-0 to eventual champion Neil Robertson.

At 50, Morgan, from Newbridge, became the oldest player in 30 years to reach the last four of a ranking event – the last time he managed it was in 1999.

He is now hoping that his performances, made up of victories over Bradley Jones, Adam Stefanow, Zhao Xintong, Ken Doherty and Xiao Guodong, will result in further invitations to compete alongside the sport’s elite.

“I’ve made it clear that the only reason I haven’t gone to the tour qualifying school is that I don’t want a full tour card,” he said.

“If I did that I couldn’t play in any Welsh Masters events or go around the world playing for Wales, which I enjoy doing.

“If they gave me three or four wildcards a year to tournaments like the Welsh Open then I wouldn’t say no, but I don’t want to give up playing for Wales.

“I’m also 50 now and I’ve got too many other commitments with family and business to start touring the world on the main tour.”

Despite being outclassed by Australian ace Robertson, Morgan, whose previous appearance in a ranking event had been during the 2006/07 season, was delighted with his snooker in Latvia.

“Considering I was playing some of the top professionals in the game and I hardly practice these days, to reach the semi-finals 10 years after I retired was a massive achievement,” he added.

“I had a couple of half-chances in the first frame against Neil Robertson but he won it and just went on the rampage after that.

“I was disappointed with the way it ended for me but not with the way I played.

“I came from 3-1 down to win my first match and I just got stronger from that point on, although I probably played better snooker when I won the European Open in Lithuania.”

He continued: “I hadn’t played in the environment of a ranking event for a long time and at one stage I looked around and could see Mark Williams, John Higgins and Judd Trump all playing. It was very strange, but a good strange.”

Cwm's Williams was also knocked out at the semi-final stage, losing 5-4 to Michael Holt after leading 4-3.