http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/snooker/32365398quote:Defending champion Mark Selby survived a major scare to narrowly beat Kurt Maflin 10-9 in the first round of the World Championship at the Crucible.
The world number one, 31, was on the brink of exiting against the battling Norwegian, ranked 38.
Selby made a century as he opened up a 6-3 lead after the first session. Qualifier Maflin won five frames in a row in the final session to lead 9-8, but Selby forced a decider before taking the last to go through.
"This is the hardest tournament in the world to win. At 8-8, I felt I was not going to win," said Selby. "Everything I tried to do, I felt it was just not going to be my match but thankfully I got through." Maflin, who nearly quit the sport in 2005, had to come through three rounds of qualifying to reach the main stage, and staged a sensational comeback on his first appearance at the Sheffield venue.
Ultimately, Selby, who defeated Ronnie O'Sullivan in last year's final, kept his composure by winning the last two frames to scrape through. It is only the first step to breaking the 'Curse of the Crucible' as no maiden winner has gone on to retain the trophy the following year.
Debutant op dit WKquote:Op zondag 19 april 2015 20:32 schreef DeProf het volgende:
Die McGill is aardig bezig, ken m helemaal niet eigenlijk.
Te weinig kunnen kijken dit seizoen. Misschien kan hij Maguire eruit wippen en kijken of het dan weer spannend wordt met Selby!quote:Op zondag 19 april 2015 20:36 schreef borisz het volgende:
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Sinds 2011 prof. Nog niet echt resultaten behalve een kwartfinale op de UK Open dit jaar en vorig jaar de kwartfinale in India.
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