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The World Masters
THOMPSON NETS ANOTHER WORLD TITLE Not content with winning one world title, Sue Thompson duly doubled up her title haul with victory in the World Masters final. In doing so Thompson equalled Emma Cunningham's double feat of 12 months earlier. And Ulster star Cunningham's defence of her Masters crown lasted longer than her attempt to retain her World singles crown. She progressed to the semifinals before coming up against the eventual champion. However, Thompson proved too strong and reached the final with a 6-3 win. Mum of one Lynette Horsburgh, Thompson's Scottish team mate, provided the opposition in a keenly contested final. And Horsburgh, who defeated 2007 World Masters champion, Sharon Dickson in the
last 16, came as close as anyone to preventing Thompson's double dream. Despite a lack of practice between world championships, Horsburgh acquitted herself well throughout the championships, reaching the last four of individual and team competitions. "If someone had told me I'd achieve all that before the tournament, I would have been delighted," she said after losing just 6-5 to Thompson. "Sue and I had a great match in the Masters final and it would have been great to play her in the Worlds as well. "She is a really good player but also a really good sport. "She called a foul against herself in the final and not everyone would have done that."
Ladies Results Last 32: Debbie Burchell bt Collette Henriksen 5-3, Emma Cunningham bt Esmerelda Coetzee 5-2,, Sharon Lunn bt Liz Vesty 5-1, Emma Wilkinson bt Lauren Jelly 5-2, Katie Henrick bt Michelle Rooney 5-3, Cindy Blackmore bt Laura Pearce 5-3, Sue Thompson bt Kim O'Brien 5-2, Sharon Wright bt Ana Sarmento 5-1, Mary Cunningham bt Fiona Plummer 5-4, Barbara Taylor bt Leanne Pearce 5-2, Carly Smith bt Karin Burt 5-0, Amy King bt Lisa Wray 5-3, Sharon Dickson bt Renata Delahunty 5-2, Lynette Horsburgh bt Laura Sneddon 50, Nicole Welsh bt Thelma Lowe 5-1, Stacey Hancock bt Tina Alton 5-4.
Mens Results Last 32: Andy O’Hara bt Anthony Adams 7-6, Luke Foster bt Richard Bradbury 7-1, Jack Pople bt Mike Clark 7-3, JJ Faul bt Surinder Gill 7-3, Karl O’Donoghue bt Ameur Abdelati Riad 7-6, Guiseppe D’Imperio bt Tony Ricolleau 7-1, Chris Alexander bt P Harkness 7-5, Jordan Church bt Colin Brown 7-5, Darren Price bt David McQuillan 7-2, Michael Hope bt Arnaud Viard 7-3, John Wheeler by Mark McGauley 7-2, Benoit Dumez bt Ian Kettel 7-1, Simon Ward bt Tom Price 7-4, Mark Bowen bt Nick Bell 7-2, Pat McCarron bt Tony Brown 7-0, Glenn Hannibal bt Lee Anderson 7-6.
Last 16: E Cunningham bt Burchell 5-3, Lunn bt Wilkinson 5-3, Henrick bt Blackmore 5-4,Thompson bt Wright 5-0, Taylor bt M Cunningham 5-2, Smith bt King 5-1, Horsburgh bt Dickson 5-3, Welsh bt Hancock 5-3.
Last 16: O’Hara bt Foster 8-5, Pople bt Faul 8-0, O’Donoghue bt D’Imperio 8-3, Alexander bt Church 8-6, Hope bt Price 8-4, Wheeler bt Dumez 8-2, Bowen bt Ward 8-1, McCarron bt Hannibal 8-5.
Quarter-finals: Cunningham bt Lunn 5-2, Thompson bt Henrick 5-0, Smith bt Taylor 5-3, Horsburgh bt Welsh 5-4.
Quarter-finals: Pople bt O’Hara 8-4, O’Donoghue bt Alexander 8-3, Wheeler bt Hope 8-4, Bowen bt McCarron 8-6.
Semi-finals: Thompson Horsburgh bt Smith 6-1.
Semi-finals: Pople bt O’Donoghue 9-8, Wheeler bt Bowen 9-5.
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Final: Thompson bt Horsburgh 6-5.
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Final: Pople bt Wheeler 10-8.
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