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News
17/12/06
Ebdon: New UK Champion.
Tonight Dubai based Peter Ebdon became the ninth player to join the
elite group of players that have won both, UK Championship and the
World Snooker Championship after beating scot Hendry 10-6 at the York
Barbican Centre in York.
Peter Ebdon and Steven Hendry were neck and neck at the first session
with the scores at 4-4. At the evening session Ebdon managed to win the
first 4 frames of the night. Hendry then realised the situation and
brought the scores round to 8-6 with a hard hitting break of 116. 2002
World Champion, Ebdon then kept his cool and won the final two frames
with breaks of 43 and 70 sealing the victory and the UK Snooker
Championship.
In doing so he became only the ninth player - joining Steve Davis,
Terry Griffiths, Alex Higgins, John Parrott, Hendry, John Higgins, Mark
Williams and Ronnie O'Sullivan - to win snooker's two most prestigious
titles.
"There are so many great players to have won both - it means so much to me to join that select group." said a happy Ebdon of mojocues.
"I am just absolutely over the moon. I worked ever so hard for this tournament, and I've had so many tough matches."
"The final just went a bit funny and we both started missing balls, but there's a lot of pressure out there."
"I'm just so proud for everyone back home in Dubai. My wife Deborah and
the children were watching at home on the BBC via the internet - this
one's for them." Said Peter Ebdon.
Steven Hendry who is after a record 6th UK Championship win, was lucky
to be leading 3-1 in the early stages of the game. But, Peter "Ebbo the
Great" managed to pull it back to 4-3 with 60, 83 and a table clearing
165.
It should have been 5-3, but Ebdon missed an ambitious attempt at a
double to allow Hendry to draw level a the conclusion of the opening
session, leaving the scores at 4-4.
Both players seemed a little scrappy on the resumption, with Ebdon winning the 9th frame to bring the score to 5-4.
Steven Hendry, nicknamed "Rolls Royce of Snooker" seemed to lose
control of his cueing action, muttering to himself and shaking his head
in disbelief at a series of missed chances. I strong minded Ebdon
managed to pull 3 frames over Hendry bring the score to 8-4, two frames
from victory.
Hendry suggested he might make it a tight finish when he won the 13th
frame, after several misses, and then showed his class with a break of
116 - his only century of the match - to narrow the gap to 8-6.
Hendry then missed a good early opening in the next, and a run of 43
took Ebdon to the brink of victory. One more frame and the UK
Championship would be his.
The Dubai resident made no mistake in the next, a confident break of 70 sealing his seventh ranking tournament victory.
"It was obvious that Peter was over the moon with the victory. He has
had it hard and the best of luck certainatly hasn't been on hsi side."
said Snooker24-7's founder, Niall Drew. "It was an emotional moment for
all when Ebdon dedicated the win to his family back home in Dubai, just
before he broke down into tears of overwellming joy"
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has shocked the snooker world again by conceding to scot Steven Hendry
while trailing 4-1 in a best of 17 frame match.
Ronnie, two time World Snooker champion was trailing seven time World
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the match while only 3 frames behind with another 12 to play.
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