Rainham man gets a place in World Snooker Championships
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Snooker player Gerard Greene booked himself a place in the World
Championship finals after winning a thrilling qualifier on
Tuesday.
Greene, from Rainham, just edged past Rory McLeod to claim
a first round place in the game’s premier tournament at the
Crucible Theatre next month.
The game lasted an epic eight hours and Greene had to stage a
remarkable comeback to claim a place in the finals for the fifth
time.
He was trailing 7-4 at one stage, in a first to ten match,
before squaring it up at 7-7.
Greene, ranked number 32 in the world, then found himself 9-8
down against McLeod (world no.39). At 9-9 another long final frame
was eventually won by the Kent man on the green, finishing
61-25.
“In the last frame we missed about 50 chances each”, said a
relieved Greene. He is the second Kent player to qualify for the
32-man finals which take place on April 17 after Dartford’s Barry
Hawkins qualified on Monday. The first round draw takes place on
Thursday morning.
Wednesday, March 10 2010
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