Snookerin MM-kisoissa jälleen suuryllätys – viime kevään toinenkin finalisti heti laulukuoroon

snookerin mm-kisoissa jälleen suuryllätys – viime kevään toinenkin finalisti heti laulukuoroon

Viime vuoden finalistit Luca Brecel (oik.) ja Mark Selby (taustalla) tippuivat heti avauskierroksella snookerin MM-turnauksessa. LEHTIKUVA/AFP

Snookerin MM-turnauksen yllätystulokset jatkuivat myös kolmantena kisapäivänä, kun englantilainen MM-debytantti Joe O’Connor lähetti nelinkertaisen maailmanmestarin Mark Selbyn laulukuoroon heti avauskierroksella. Maailmanlistalla sijalla 30 oleva O’Connor johti ensimmäisen päivän jälkeen ottelua vakuuttavasti 7-2 ja juhli maanantain toisen jakson jälkeen lopulta voittoa erin 10-6.

Selby ylsi viime vuonna MM-turnauksen finaaliin taipuen Luca Brecelille 15-18. Myös Brecel putosi tämän vuoden turnauksessa heti avauskierroksella, kun belgialainen hävisi trilleriottelussa David Gilbertille 9-10.

– Minun on vaikea löytää sanoja. Markin kohtaaminen lajimme suurimmassa turnauksessa oli minulle unelma-arpa, ja on mahtavaa voittaa, 28-vuotias O’Connor iloitsi BBC:n mukaan.

Urallaan kuudesti MM-finaaliin yltänyt Selby parjasi itseään heikosta aloituksesta, mutta antoi rehdisti kunniaa 12 vuotta nuoremmalle vastustajalleen. O’Connor ja Selby ovat molemmat kotoisin Leicesteristä.

– Olen tuntenut Joen siitä saakka, kun hän oli 8- tai 9-vuotias. Hän on loistava tyyppi, hänen perheensä on upea ja on hienoa nähdä, miten hyvin hänellä menee.

– Hävisin ottelun ensimmäisessä jaksossa. Joe pelasi hyvin, mutta tein asiat hänelle liian helpoksi ottelun alussa, Selby harmitteli.

Maailmanlistan kärkikymmenikön pelaajista myös Ali Carterin kilpailu päättyi heti avauskierrokselle, kun englantilainen hävisi skottikonkari Stephen Maguirelle 7-10. Brecel on maailmanlistalla neljäs, Selby viides ja Carter yhdeksäs.

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