Marco Fu storms back to qualify for British Open
Marco Fu storms back to qualify for British Open
Marco Fu booked his place in Cheltenham with another impressive comeback win in the qualifiers. Photo courtesy of World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association
Snooker star Marco Fu on Wednesday staged another impressive comeback win in Leicester, as he maintained his dominant start to the season with a come-from-behind victory over six-time ranking event winner Stephen Maguire.
Fu erased a three-frame deficit to defeat Maguire 4-3 en route to punching a ticket for the British Open, set to be held in Cheltenham in September.
It was a one-sided affair in the opening stages as Maguire made breaks of 78, 54 and 51 to take commanding 3-0 lead.
With his back against the wall, Fu stormed back in dominant fashion by taking four frames in a row with runs of 140, 81, 104 and 54.
His 140 in the fourth frame is the highest break of the event so far.
The victory comes a day after the three-time snooker ranking event winner secured his place in the Wuhan Open, after overcoming world number 16 Chris Wakelin.
The 47-year-old will be the only SAR player to feature in the ranking tournament in Wuhan, set for August 24 to 30.
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