2007 888.com World Championship

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BARRY HAWKINS v

FERGAL O'BRIEN

Round One - Match 6 (Best of 19 frames)

Welcome to the match between Barry Hawkins and Fergal O'Brien.  The game has just got underway, and we will keep you up to date on the action as it happens.  Fergal has previously made history at the Crucible as the first player to make a century break in his first frame match at Sheffield.  In this first frame the reds as bunched on the left side of the table with most colours off their spots.  Both players are settling down and getting a feel for the table.  The referee for this match is Alan Chamberlain, one of the games, longest serving and most experienced referees. Barry is in the balls and has a good chance to register the first frame on the scoreboard.  The break is mounting up and at 45, with 7 seven reds left, mainly spread in good positions around the corner pocket, Fergal is forced to remain in his chair and watching the points being added on his opponents scoreboard. Fergal gets a chance to come to the table as Barry's break ends at 58, and immediately pots a red to play position onto the black.  Fergal missed the championship last, when he failed to qualify in the final qualifying round, losing 10-7 to Marco Fu. He will be hoping to make a good account of himself in this year's championship.  The Irishman continues his break, clearing the remaining reds. Bad position makes the yellow a hard shot as it is hampered by the brown, allow the break continues, until a missed blue gives Barry the chance to get back to the table and pots the blue and pink to take the first frame.

Fergal opens frame 2 with a good safety shot, placing the cue ball just behind the Green.  However, it is not enough to stop Barry from potting a long red into the corner pocket, before the pink is potted.  With all the spots occupied, the pink is placed behind the pack as close to its own spot as possible. The breaks ends at 23, when Barry is forced to play a safety shot after the cue ball rests against a red. Barry, who celebrates his 28th birthday on Monday will be hoping that it will be a double celebration, progressing to the next round, although Fergal may have a different opinion on who will progress.  The second frame continues with both players exchanging a number of safety shots.   In qualifying to get to Sheffield, Fergal had a good win over Stuart Bingham, winning the match 10-5.  Having just played an excellent plant to pot, Fergal found himself in an awkward position trying to pot the blue into the yellow pocket.  Barry comes to the table with a red left over the corner, but the colours may prove difficult to continue to make a high break during this visit.  Barry gets the rest, which being a left-handed player uses the rest similar to how a right handed player would, and is successful in potting the blue.  The break continues and the points are building up.  Although the break is currently at 25, the score line is 48-1 in Hawkins favour.  With six reds left on the table, Fergal is given the opportunity to return to the table and plays a safety to nothing. But again, with a 96% potting success rate in his favour, Barry is able to find a red to pot and could double his frame advantage on this visit, which he goes on to do.

Barry, after winning two frames, has already bettered his performance from last years championship, when he suffered a 10-1 defeat to another Dubliner, Ken Doherty.  Barry gets us underway in frame three, and starts potting on his second visit to the table.  Fergal is presented with a golden opportunity early in this third frame, and will be looking to get as many points from this visit as possible.  For anyone who is interested, Fergal has a good website, with good pictures and updates on matches.  Fergal is so committed to his snooker, he even married an Irish International player!  His break ends in the mid 30s and Barry gets an opportunity to reply.  As the match continues, we say good morning to our viewers in Krasnoyarsk, Russia, and hope they are enjoying our coverage of this year's championship a Sheffield. Barry is quickly catching Fergal, and with five reds remaining is only trailing by 9 points.  Fergal gets back to the table and plays a delightful screw shot to pot a red the length of the table and stay in position to pot the pink, but is unfortunate not to split a group of three reds in a tight triangle near to the pink spot and has to play a safety shot, sending the cue ball to the bottom cushion close to the green pocket.  While Fergal seems favourite to win this frame, with the scores 51-29 in his favour, he has left Barry an opportunity to catch up and claim some of the 43 points remaining on the table.  A mistake by Fergal gives Barry another chance to take the frame, and he does manage to get ahead, with a break of 20, clearing to the blue, before a kiss on the pink knocks him out of position, but snookers Fergal by placing the cue ball behind the black.  Both players need both balls to win this very close frame.  The scores are level at 51-51 and although Fergal got out of the snooker, leaves the pink over the middle pocket, which Barry pockets, but leaves himself with a tricky shot.  Fergal comes to the table and cuts the black into the corner pocket, the cue ball travels back up the table and looks like it may be heading into the corner pocket.  The crowd cheer and applaud as they see it hit the cushion and go back into the table.  Fergal now trails 2-1.

We go into frame 4, with Fergal looking to level the scores at 2-2 before the players leave the arena for their interval.  Barry will be looking to clinch a 3-1 advantage.  An early safety exchange ensues, with many reds being pushed to the baulk area.  It could be a low scoring frame, with the players having to compile breaks with low scoring colours.  We also say a special good morning to Perger Gabor and everyone who is following our coverage of the matches in Hungary, along with all our regular viewers throughout Europe and Asia. Fergal is at the table and is on a break of 30.  Both players have met on two previous occasions in different competitions, in what proved to be very close matches.  Barry clinched victory both times winning the matches 6-5 and 5-4.  We could be in for another very closely fought contest.  Fergal breaks down on 47 after not getting a plant to continue his break allowing Barry to come to the table and immediately start to compile a break.  A good shot to bring the pink into play, gives Barry the opportunity to continue the break, which is eventually comes to an end at 33.  14 points separate the players with two reds remaining.  Fergal clears the last two reds, but misses the black for frame ball.  Barry is left to play a shot to nothing on the yellow, put snookers Fergal with brown ball obstructing the cue and yellow balls.  Barry has a chance to pot the yellow, but given the position of the remaining balls, it still remains either players frame.  Barry manages a 27 clearance to take the frame and extend his lead to 3-1.  Both players leave the arena for the interval.  We will be back shortly to continue our frame by frame coverage.  You can read our live coverage of the remaining frames in the Peter Ebdon and Nigel Bond match, as it heads towards it climax.  Both players are level a 6-6, with Nigel Bond taking a very slender lead in frame 13.

As we return to our coverage of the match, we say a very good morning and welcome to our viewers who are watching in Ulan Baator, the capital of Outer Mongolia and also to our viewers in North Carolina, USA.  The players enter the arena, and referee Alan Chamberlain calls the match to order.  Barry comes to the table and opens the play in frame 5 of the nine frames which will be played this morning. After a short safety exchange Fergal pots the first red, and builds the break.  Fergal has a little interesting mannerism and drill that he performs before each shot.  He stands behind the shot with both feet together, then walks into the shot and takes his position, a technique adopted many Irish players, including Michael Judge.  If you have any questions, do email us at Global Cue Sports Centre and we will answer your question as quickly as possible.  Fergal continues his break, currently at 36, although after potting the last blue, could have had better position.  A tricky shot is attempted into the black left corner pocket and the red wobbles around the jaw before coming back into the centre of the table along with the other reds.  Barry Gets to the table and pots a red, but the cue ball ends on the baulk line between the yellow and brown.  He takes the brown and brings the white ball down towards the top cushion, but misses the next red. Fergal is back at the table and faces a tough shot to play a red very close to the black.  Alan Chamberlain, the match referee, has a very good look at the two balls and takes his position directly behind Fergal to check that he does not hit the two balls at the same time.  A great shot is played.  The break ends and Barry gets to the table, 43 points behind with an option of only playing a safety into baulk.  The eventual winner of this match will meet either John Higgins or Michael Holt.  Fergal has had some consistent scoring shots, and has gone on to win the frame to reduce the deficit to 3-2.

Global Cue Sports Centre is currently being visited by viewers in 170 countries worldwide and there seems to be quite a bit of interest in this particular match.  You can share your experiences and join our debates by visiting the GCS Forum.  Barry gets a good start in frame 6 by compiling a break of 19, misses a black and knocks it safe to rest near the left cushion.  The frame opens up with the reds spread nicely between the pick and black spots, but the opportunities to make a big break are reduced with the black ball being out of commission and the pink currently spotted on the black spot.  With four reds remaining, Fergal is back at the table and has already made a break of 46, with the balls all in good positions.  Only needing two out of the three remaining reds, O'Brien seems to have returned from the interval more composed and increases his current break to 54, he gets down to the last red, leading the frame by 37 points with only 35 points on the table.  The break ends at 66 and Barry comes to the table needing to clear all the balls along with requiring one snooker in the process.  An expected safety exchange takes place, with Barry concentrating on his attempts to lay the required snooker. Fergal sinks the last red and then a yellow to win the frame and level the score at 3-3, leaving the arena while the table is set for the next frame.

Fergal gets frame 7 underway frame a textbook opening shot, to open the reds and put the cue ball back into baulk.  Barry replies with another excellent safety, putting Fergal in a tricky position with reds to see and the cue ball tight on the cushion behind the green spot.  Fergal tries to roll the cue ball into the pack of reds, but is unsuccessful on two attempts and a miss is called.  The balls are replaced and Fergal warned by the referee that he needs to hit a ball on or the frame will be awarded to his opponent.  Attempt three produces an excellent pot, sending a red into one of the corner pockets at high speed and sending the cue ball down to hold position on the green ball.  With all the colour spotted except the blue and the reds capable of being further develops, this could be a chance, although a small blow for Fergal as the black ball cannot be re-spotted and is placed on the blue spot.  It does however, open up more options to pot the reds.  Fergal is not able to capitalise on this visit and the break ends on 20 points.  A prolonged safety exchange is taking place, with 9 reds left on the table, and both players playing with extreme caution, being careful not to mistake a mistake and give the opponent an easy chance to start a break.  Whoever, pots the next red should have a good chance to make a frame winning break.  Hawkins is the first to pot and red and quickly develops a break, playing red and pinks to compile a 39, leaving two reds.  Fergal needs both reds with with high scoring colours to snatch the frame.  He pots a red and gets onto the black, getting on to the the last red, but does not pot the red.  Fergal is working to try and get the into a position where he can then pot a black.  A double kiss on the red means that Barry pots the reds, yellow, yellow before snookering himself behind the blue.  He misses the blue and Fergal pots the green although cannot keep position for the brown and nearly snookers himself behind the black.  After a safety from Barry, Fergal pots the brown and leaves Barry in on of the two snookers required to tie the frame.  Barry manages to pot a hard blue but then snookers himself on the black, much to the amusement of the crowd.  Fergal politely smiles as Barry grins as he cannot believe how he has just left himself, although he plays the attempt and fails to hit the pink, he wins the frame as Fergal remains in his seat, edging ahead at 4-3.

Time marches on with both players becoming increasingly aware that there is a distinct possibility that they may not be able to complete the scheduled 9 frames, as the next session is scheduled to start at 1430 (BST).  Alan Chamberlain the referee sets the table and play commences once he has instructed someone in the audience to turn off their ringing mobile telephone.  One of Alan's colleagues, once faced a similar situation with a ringing telephone during a match and after stopping play, turned  to the offender and told them to answer the phone and tell the person at the other end of the call "not to worry as they were just leaving the arena", much to the amusement of everyone else at the Crucible.  The person must have been really embarrassed, and I don't think would ever forget to turn off their mobile after that incident.  Frame 8 is underway and Hawkins dominates the early exchanges and quickly gets a 27-8 point advantage.  The reds and colours are well placed for either player to make achieve a good scoring break, and it is Fergal who is taking the opportunity to catch up and level the 27 points, with his break still going he picks off the reds one at a time and soon reaches a half-century and still looks good.  Fergal gets a double kiss on the last red, ending his break at 63.  Barry needs one snooker and a clearance if he is to extend his lead.  Fergal is looking to level the match, and is assisted when Barry fails to make contact with the last red. Fergal pots the last red then yellow, then the colours up to, and including the pink to win the frame 90-27.  Alan Chamberlain informs them both that the session has ended, even though there is one scheduled frame to play. This will be carried over to the next session which will commence on Monday at 1000 (BST).

Live coverage of today's matches continues at 1430 with the conclusion of John Parrott and Steve Davis match and the first session of the much awaited Ding Junhui and Ronnie O'Sullivan match. 

Good Morning. We go straight over to the arena where play has just commenced.  A couple of fouls by Fergal has given an 8 point advantage in frame 8.  In their only two previous meetings, Barry has won on both occasions, most recently beating Fergal 6-5 in the semi final at the Kilkenny Masters.  In this frame, both players are taking the time to settle down, and as a result of this, the reds are openly spread, although 4 reds around the black make it difficult to play.  Apart from it being St George's Day in England, it is also Barry's birthday.  He is celebrating reaching 28 today, and will be hoping that at the conclusion of the match he will be celebrating a win into the next round. Only time will tell on the latter. Fergal pots three of the four reds around the black and suddenly the match presents a frame winning opportunity as break quickly builds up, already at 31.  The break continues and passes the point where snookers are required stage, if Barry returns to the table. Fergal has a difficult shot to play to continue the break as he has to cue over a red, but manages it, with seeming ease.  He takes the opening frame with a very impressive break of 120, from 14 reds, 9 blacks and 4 pinks, followed by the colours, missing the black to make it 120 clearance.

Both players wait in their chairs while referee Alan Chamberlain sets the table.  Fergal breaks off in frame ten, but leaves a red on which Barry tries, and is unlucky not to pot it.  It proves a double blow for Barry as he leaves a red on over the middle pocket.  Fergal pots it playing good position on to the black, with a good early opportunity to make a sizeable break.  Some time on the practice table and a good night's rest have certainly paid off for Fergal as he looks fresh and is buzzing with confidence in the early stages today. A break of 36 and a good safety shot, with the cue-ball resting on the bottom cushion in the baulk area give Fergal the upper hand.  Barry has been forced to play a number of safety shots, and has not had many chances to start scoring in this frame so far, arriving at the table to play from tricky positions.  The first foul and miss is called against him, as he has to play the cue ball from the yellow pocket jaw. coming off one cushion to try and rest on a red on the top cushion.  Fergal opts to play the shot, and again sends the cue ball safely into baulk, forcing Barry to play yet another safety shot with no options of any red to pot.  The safety exchange continues with Fergal 43-0 ahead. Barry eventually gets a chance to take a red on, albeit a tricky shot as he has to cue over the brown and taking care not to touch the green with his shirt sleeve.  He goes on to make a break of 13.  A safety shot ensues. Fergal makes his first foul of the morning, playing a safety shot to hit a red near the top cushion.  In trying to get a thin contact to hit the red back into the table, he fails to make contact and the miss is called. Alan Chamberlain replaces the cue ball and Fergal hits the red on his second attempt. Fergal develops the chance to take the second frame, and starts making his break, ending up at 54, to win the second frame of the session and extend his lead to 6-4.

As frame eleven gets underway, the match on the other table between Shaun Murphy and Judd Trump, continues towards its interval with Shaun taking a early 3-0 lead.  Fergal fails to pot a pink after a good red, and is forced to return to his seat, presenting Barry with a good opportunity to get some points on to the score board at his visit.  The balls are open and the chance to make a frame winning break is a real opportunity, which is currently at 35.  With four reds remaining and a break of 65, Barry puts the frame beyond the reach of Fergal.  A missed brown ends the frame with Barry having knocked in a break of 70, to reduce the deficit to 6-5.

We go into frame twelve, with both players ready to face the challenge of what could become a very closely fought contest.  Barry opens the scoring in this frame, quickly get the points on the scoreboard, and taking an early opportunity to open the pack of reds, providing him with a very good chance to make a decent break. However, he overplays the cue-ball and it ends up between the pink and black, both of which are difficult shots.  He chooses the black and makes a good recovery. It is not long lived as he misses the next red.  Fergal gets to the table to take advantage of the position of the balls and soon passes the 28 points previously scored by Barry. With the break at 47, Fergal plays a great shot to pot the black and split the three remaining reds, although a poor position makes the following black particularly tricky.  A great recovery to pot the black and Fergal is rewarded by further developing to two remaining reds, which he goes on to pot and starts on the remaining colours.  So far in the frame, Fergal has potted 11 reds, 6 blue, 1 pink and 4 blacks, ending the break after potting the yellow and green, before getting a kick on the brown.  A great break of 80 to end the first four frames.  With a score line of 7-5 in Fergal's favour, both players leave the arena for the 15 minute regulation interval.  There will certainly be some interesting reflections on his performance appearing on Fergal's website.  Live commentary continues when the players return.

As we return to the action in frame 13, we say a special good morning and welcome to our viewers in Yekaterinburg, Russia, who are tuned into the action from this match.  The balls are evenly spread in this frame with Hawkins having laid a good snooker.  Fergal has to play off two cushions and fails to hit a red, but clips the black.  The balls are replaced, and attempt two, turns out to deliver exactly the same result.  Attempt three is played the same way, although after hitting the cushion, Fergal hits a red.  He is lucky as he does not leave an easy red to pot, although has paid by conceding 14 points in fouls from the two misses.  Barry has a slight lead in this frame, being 12 ahead, but Fergal gets to the table with a real chance of getting over the winning line in this frame.  Fergal gets to 35, and has to encounter to tough decision in choosing a colour to continue.  Fergal is certainly producing a vintage performance, similar to the days he enjoyed when he was ranked in the top 16. Although his provisional ranking is 39, he should be satisfied with the way he has played so far today.  The break climbs to 68, with Fergal missing a pink to put the frame safe as Barry is 49 points behind with a maximum 51 remaining.  Safety play follows, with O'Brien waiting for an opportunity to present itself to end the frame.  Fergal gets an opportunity to take off one of the reds and then plays a safety.  Barry returns to the table with a safety shot and sends the cue ball down to the black spot.  The two remaining reds are both in baulk, which means it will be difficult for Barry to get up and down the table to pot the black after potting a red.  Barry takes a risk and pots a red but misses the black.  A break of 8 by Fergal ends the frame.

With breaks of 120, 54, 80 and 68 in the four of the five frames that he has won. Fergal is playing well and is getting to the crossing the winning line, although we cannot forget that Barry won his frame with a break of 70. It is certainly an exciting encounter and the fans are certainly getting value for money. Fergal breaks off in frame 14, with a possible 5 more frames to follow after this one.  In missing an opening red, Fergal shows the disappoint a missing the pot as he quietly mutters to himself.  Barry gets a chance to opening the scoring in this frame.  The break unexpectedly ends at 25.  Fergal immediately opens his account.  As with al the previous frames, there is the real potential that this visit could be a frame winner. At 16, Fergal requests the cue-ball to be cleaned and takes a drink of water.  He returns to the table and the break continues. However, a careless shot after potting the black means he loses position.  The spider rest is needed to bridge over an intervening red, but is successful in executing the stroke and pots the red.  A couple of shots later see the black go down the pocket with the break reaching 56.  The hardest part of the break remains as two reds are in the baulk area near the bottom cushion which may be a lifeline for Barry.  The pressure of the occasion catches up with Fergal as he misses the red for frame ball, leaving Hawkins an easy opener.  Barry clears the reds but faces a predicament as he takes the brown ball, which he pots, but because the pink is on the brown spot, it is potted down on the pink spot as the only available spot. A clearance of 35 wins the frame for Barry and keeps his hopes alive.  Fergal will be disappointed to not have maximised his opportunity in winning the frame when he missed the red for frame ball.    

Barry takes control in frame 15, and looks to be ready to make a decent sized break, only to fall down on 13.  Fergal immediately opens a reply as the match on the other table comes to an end, with debutant Judd Trump narrowly trailing 5-4 to former World Champion, Shaun Murphy. Fergal cannot capitalise and Barry returns to make another break totalling 17. Fergal is lucky not to leave Hawkins with any easy pot after a second consecutive middle pocket miss.  The frame looks like it could become a scrappy one, as both players do not want to commit to taking on risky pots and leaving opportunities to their opponent. Again, Barry takes control of the frame, gaining more confidence after each pot.  A break of 12 ends after a poor shot leaves a red hanging over the middle pocket.  Fergal pots the red, but misses the pink.  A small consolation as the pink covers the corner pocket and the four reds that can be played into the same pocket are now temporarily blocked.  The player to pot the next red will have a good chance to get the pink and then have the possibility of making a break to conclude the frame. A cannon off the pink opens the break for Fergal.  The yellow is pocketed and jumps out of the rail, rolling under the table. Referee Alan Chamberlain is swift to recover the ball and re-spot it, as the break continues with Fergal now trailing by 30 points at 42-12. With the break standing at 13, it is going to be a challenge for Fergal to make it a frame winning visit, although sheer determination and focus keeps the break alive. Barry is forced to watch his lead reduce as, ball by ball, he watches his lead  reduce.  The break ends with Fergal making a 48 break on the final pink, winning the frame and coming within 1 frame off setting up a second round encounter with the winner of the match between John Higgins and Michael Holt.

The dividing wall is raised and a few spectators from the Murphy/Trump match remain to see the outcome of this match.  Fergal has left the arena to freshen up and compose himself before returning to a good applause, in what could prove to be the final frame.  Barry will be trying his hardest to keep the match alive and will need to win this frame to continue. Alan Chamberlain, the match referee, has to interrupt the frame to tell a spectator to turn off their mobile telephone.  Hopefully this needless distraction will not have too much influence on both players concentration.  Barry is clearly not to concerned by the ringing mobile as he starts a break which quickly develops to 52. With 5 reds remaining, this is rapidly becoming a frame winning chance as Hawkins requires only one of them.  Fergal is resigned to his chair as the frame ends with a spectacular 129 break.  Not only does this reduce the deficit, but it also becomes the current highest break of the tournament, beating John Parrott's 126.  This big is the tenth century of the championship this year and is Barry's career 52nd.    

Frame 17 starts, with Barry having won two out of the last three, and looking evermore confident.  This match still has a distinct possibility of being decided in frame 19, especially if Barry continues to dominate play.  The twists and turns continue, with both players missing balls which they cannot afford to miss. It's turning into a close and tight encounter, although as with the previous frame, Barry has the slightly upper hand in the frame, with a 20 break continuing with the score 28-15 to him.  After getting out of position, a good recovery follows to keep the break alive.  The break ends on 78, to come within one frame of Fergal. Have you got a comment on this match?  Make a contribution on our Global Cue Sports Forum.

Frame 18 out of a possible 19 is underway, with Fergal breaking off and leaving an easy chance for Barry to get a start with a red into the middle.  It swings between the jaw pockets and stays out.  A missed chance for Barry to keep the pressure on Fergal.  After some safety exchanges, Fergal opens the scoring in this frame, although with the black tied up in the black of the pack of reds, Fergal will have to rely on the pink, spotted on the black spot as its own spot is unavailable, and the blue, to get the points climbing.  Fergal is fully concentrating on every shot, although cannot continue the break when it reaches 27, missing a red into a black corner pocket. Barry looks confident as he matches Fergal's 27 break.  The notable difference is that the balls are in a much better position for Barry. 6 reds form two triangles, with every one of them being in a pottable position into either corner pocket, some with an option of also going into the middle pocket.  Barry continues to pick them off one-by-one as the break mounts, using the pink and blue as his colours. If the frames go level, it may be that both players are told to make way for the Ding/Ronnie match which is scheduled to commence at 2.30pm, returning when a table becomes available in that session.  With one red remaining, Barry is 39 ahead with 35 left on the table. Fergal requires one snooker and the remaining balls to level and force a re-spotted black.  Fergal gets the snooker, with the cue-ball resting behind the brown, although Barry does hit the red.  Even if Fergal manages to get the snooker, he faces a difficult task as the blue and pink remain in safe positions. Fergal looks to snooker Barry behind the black, and lays and excellent snooker.  But again, Barry escapes. Snooker number three is laid, and for a third time, Barry manages to hit the remaining red.  Fergal tries to develop the blue, which he does, although he leaves the red over the middle pocket.  Barry comes to the table, makes a break good enough to kill the frame and levels the match at 9-9. 

Both players are allowed to remain, potentially delaying the start of the next session, to play the final frame and bring the match to its dramatic conclusion.   Hawkins has to be the favourite to win the match now as he has taken 5 of the last 8 frames. An exceptional game with half century breaks in each of today's frames with one exception.  Fergal looks full of resolution and shows no emotion, apart from a look of sheer determination as he comes to the table to compile an opening break of 20, leaving the cue-ball safely in the baulk area.  Barry can see one loose red and although it is a hard shot, he pots it, but has to resort to a safety shot.  As expected, with this being such a crucial and deciding frame, both players are feeling the pressure and making some unforced errors as the safety play dominates the game.  Barry gets a chance to score and nearly wipes of Fergal's 30 point lead.  The missed black keeps him on 25.  Fergal can immediately extend his lead as he approaches the table and soon gets to the stage where Barry requires all the balls to force a re-spotted black.  Fergal pots the last red, clearly showing an emotional relief as he makes a 41 break, missing the final brown, to win the match 10-9.  Both players shake hands and leave the arena, although Barry Hawkins must feel devastated to have come so close.  Congratulations and good luck to Fergal for his next match.     

FRAME SCORES

1. 79(58)-47(46)

2. 85-1

3. 57-58

4. 60-56

5. 5-63

6. 29-69(46)

7. 79(39)-46

8. 27-90(63)

9. 9-120(120)

WINNER

10. 17-97(43,54)

11. 70(70)-1

12. 28-80(80)

13. 20-77(68)

14. 65(35cl)-64(62)

15. 42-50

16. 129(129)-0

17. 86(78)-15

18. 83-27

19.71-25

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