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7 days ago
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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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25-06-2025
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Snooker legend Marco Fu secures Wuhan Open ticket
Snooker legend Marco Fu secures Wuhan Open ticket Marco Fu staged an impressive victory over Britain's Chris Wakelin to punch his round of 64 ticket. Photo courtesy of World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association Three-time snooker ranking event champion Marco Fu will be the only SAR player to feature in the Wuhan Open in August, after securing a comeback victory in the qualifying round in Leicester on Tuesday. Fellow Hong Kong stars Ng On-yee and Cheung Ka-wai were both knocked out in the qualifiers, which were held over three days at Mattioli Arena. Meanwhile some of the world's best players – including Judd Trump, Ronnie O'Sullivan, and reigning world champion Zhao Xintong – will begin their round of 128 in Wuhan. Fu, who reached the last 32 of the tournament last year, took on world number 16 Chris Wakelin on the final day of qualifiers in Leicester. Local favourite Wakelin went 2-0 up in the best-of-nine affair, before Fu replied with breaks of 120, 68 and 136 to move 3-2 ahead. After the Briton restored parity with a run of 59, Fu responded with his third century of 113 to close out the win in convincing fashion. Three-time women's champion Ng, on the other hand, fell 5-3 to China's Lei Peifan, while Cheung was unable to overcome Britain's David Gilbert in a 5-1 defeat. The main tournament is scheduled for August 24 to 30.


RTHK
25-06-2025
- Sport
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Snooker legend Marco Fu secures Wuhan Open ticket
Snooker legend Marco Fu secures Wuhan Open ticket Marco Fu staged an impressive victory over Britain's Chris Wakelin to punch his round of 64 ticket. Photo courtesy of World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association Three-time snooker ranking event champion Marco Fu will be the only SAR player to feature in the Wuhan Open in August, after securing a comeback victory in the qualifying round in Leicester on Tuesday. Fellow Hong Kong stars Ng On-yee and Cheung Ka-wai were both knocked out in the qualifiers, which were held over three days at Mattioli Arena. Meanwhile some of the world's best players – including Judd Trump, Ronnie O'Sullivan, and reigning world champion Zhao Xintong – will begin their round of 128 in Wuhan. Fu, who reached the last 32 of the tournament last year, took on world number 16 Chris Wakelin on the final day of qualifiers in Leicester. on Tuesday recorded a stellar 5-3 victory over world number 16 Chris Wakelin at the Mattioli Arena in Leicester to punch his ticket to the Wuhan Open. Local favourite Wakelin went 2-0 up in the best-of-nine affair, before Fu replied with breaks of 120, 68 and 136 to move 3-2 ahead. After the Briton restored parity with a run of 59, Fu responded with his third century of 113 to close out the win in convincing fashion. Three-time women's champion Ng, on the other hand, fell 5-3 to China's Lei Peifan, while Cheung was unable to overcome Britain's David Gilbert in a 5-1 defeat. The main tournament is scheduled for August 24 to 30.