Scotland’s Scott Donaldson ready to take on Hong Kong’s Marco Fu in first round of PTC 11
Scotland’s amateur snooker player, Scott Donaldson, is drawn against former Grand Prix winner, Hong Kong’s Marco Fu, in the first round of 2011 Players Tour Championship (PTC) Event 11. The Fair City snooker star will face his opponent on December 17 at
the English Institute of Sport, in Sheffield, England.
Donaldson set up his first-round clash with Fu after seeing off England’s Christopher Keogan by the score line of 4-1 in the amateur pre-qualifying round of the championship on December 10.
Before taking on the 2007 Grand Prix champion, Marco Fu, in PTC 11, the Scotsman played Englishman, Liam Highfield in the first round of PTC 12, which was run at the same time with PTC 11, and defeated him by 4-2. He faced compatriot and one of the legendary
snooker stars, Stephen Hendry, in the second round and lost to him by 2-4.
Speaking to local media about his ambition, Donaldson said, “I decided to enter because I need to get my name out there. The PTCs are worldwide events, the professionals play in them and the tables are all excellent. Marco used to play at Spencers in Stirling
and that’s where I used to practice. So, I know he’s a good player.”
The youngster added, “I won’t be doing anything different in preparation for the match. I’m playing really well just now and have matured. I have a lot more belief and confidence, and you need that in this game. The tables are excellent and because it is
best-of-seven, I know I have a good chance.”
If Donaldson manages to defeat Fu, he will face compatriot, Stephen Maguire, or England’s Sean O’Sullivan in the second round. It will be even a tougher challenge for him if he makes his way to Round 3 because he has three top guns in a potential round-three
clash, Neil Robertson, Dominic Dale and Shaun Murphy.
In the PTCs, Donaldson has quite a convincing track record. Out of three played matches, he has won two to grab a match winning rate of 66.7 percent, while his frame winning ratio is 58.8 percent after winning 10 frames out of 17.
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