Stephen Rowling advances to second round of World Snooker Championship 2011 qualifiers
Stephen Rowling advanced to the second round qualifiers of Betfred.com World Snooker Championship 2011 after defeating Jak Jones 10-3 in his first-round qualifier with complete dominance over the match.
Smashing breaks of 41 and 40 in the very first frame brought Rowling a 1-0 lead in the beginning of the match after he snatched the frame 86-29. The game turned 1-1 when Jones made his run into the game sparking 26 and 33 breaks to clinch his first frame
17-84. The effort might have shook Rowling but he took control quickly in the next frame and clicked it easy 91-39 hitting impressive breaks of 40 and 27, respectively.
The 35-year-old Rowling soon got a 4-1 lead, winning back to back frames. He fired breaks of 35 and 76 in third and fourth frame respectively to gain the lead. Jones felt the pressure when he was nudged down 4-1 but somehow he gathered some hope and hit
back in the very next frame. He smashed firing breaks of 22, 42 and 22 in the sixth frame to minimise Rowling’s lead to 4-2.
The frame win did not work for Jones as the Englishman, Rowling kept his three frame lead alive after he smashed the only century break of the match and also, the very first of the qualifiers in the seventh frame. The English cueist continued his frame-winning
streak as he clinched frame-eight 66-20 with a fine 48 clearance. Rowling led 7-2 after he fired a fantastic 49 break in the ninth frame. The Welshman, Jones secured the next frame with a little 3-point margin at 51-54 to make it 7-3.
Stephen Rowling was on the verge of victory with a 7-3 lead in the match. He added the eighth frame to his lead striking an outstanding 55 break to snatch it 87-39. The Welshman, Jak Jones seemed helpless and hopeless when the 35-year-old Rowling fired another
half-century break of 55 in the twelfth frame to lift his lead to 9-3. The thirteenth frame appeared to be the final frame of the match when Rowling played a 44-knock early in the frame. The effort secured him the win at 10-3.
The frame scores of the first-round qualifying match between Stephen Rowling and Jak Jones were 86-29, 17-84, 91-39, 78-5, 76-17, 37-86, 108-0, 66-20, 70-1, 51-54, 87-39, 65-25 and 81-6.
Stephen Rowling has moved into the second round of Betfred.com World Snooker Championship 2011 qualifiers. He will be facing compatriot, Paul Davison in the best-of-19 frames qualifying match at World Snooker Academy, Sheffield. The mega event is scheduled
to be held at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, England, from April 16 to May 2.
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