October 30, 2006
SMH
Australian Neil Robertson has won the British snooker Grand Prix.
The 24-year-old from Melbourne beat Englishman Jamie Cope 9-5 in Aberdeen to take the $148,000 prize.
The Press Association reports that Robertson was given odds of 33-1 to win, becoming the first Australian to win a ranking event title.
"I was twitching all over the place toward the end there," Robertson said, adding that it had been the best week of his life.
Frame scores (Robertson first): 40-67 ,100-8 (Break 100) 78-0 (78), 60-59 (59, Robertson), 61-2, 35-70 (55), 59-10, 63-38, 64-31, 98-9 (63), 0-105 (105), 42-69, 27-57, 70-1 (55).
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