Peter Ebdon overjoyed after grabbing 2012 China Open title against Stephen Maguire
Former World Snooker Champion and 2009 China Open winner, England’s Peter Ebdon defeated Scotland’s Stephen Maguire by a close score line of 10-9 in the final encounter of the 2012 China Open snooker tournament to take his first major ranking title in three
years. The Englishman played brilliantly in the ultimate match at the Beijing University Students Gymnasium arena to nudge his opponent down.
Winning the China Open is a dream comes true for the Englishman and he is quite delighted to be the Chinese Champion for the second time in his career. He fired some classy snooker shots to compile outstanding breaks of 107, 64, 124, 52, 103 and 65. Maguire,
on the other hand, pocketed breaks of 53, 84, 98, 65, 70 and 97 during his campaign.
The final clash was a topsy-turvy affair from the start as both potters went neck-and-neck until they reached 9-9 level. The first two sessions were dominated by Ebdon while the Maguire took control over the next two sessions. However, the decisive frame
proved to be an easy win for the English potter who took it by the score line of 62-24.
Speaking to World Snooker after the match, Ebdon said, “I'm delighted to win. To be perfectly honest, I feel a little bit embarrassed because I didn't handle the pressure very well today, and I feel that Stephen played better than I did, and I feel that
he deserved to win. I'm delighted to win, but disappointed with my performance and that I didn't handle things better tonight.”
The new Champion added, “I was feeling pretty tired at the end. I felt deflated because I knew I didn't handle myself very well out there. I'm not used to having leads like that. Obviously it's been a long time since I've been in a final, maybe it's to be
expected. But I've been playing really well this week.”
The 41-year-old will now be heading back to England where he will play in the qualifying session of the upcoming 2012 World Snooker Championship at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield. The Kettering potter is aiming to perform the same way in the World Snooker
Championship.
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