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2001 Admiral World Pool Championship - Results Last 64 - Race to 9

1.  1. Ching-shun Yang (Tai)  bt  Alwi (Idn)  9 - 2
    2. Satoshi Kawabata  (Jap)  bt  Ernesto Dominguez (Mex)  9 - 4
    3. Takashi Toda (Jap)  bt  Christian Reimering (Ger)  9 - 3
    4. Alain Martel (Can)  bt  Tommy Donlon (Ire)  9 - 5
    5. Mika Immonen (Fin)  bt  Corey Deuel (USA)  9 - 3
    6. Johnny Archer (USA)  bt  Fabio Petroni (Ita)  9 - 6
    7. Chris Melling (Eng)  bt  Sandor Tot (Hun)  9 - 8
    8. Jeremy Jones (USA)  bt  Steve Knight (Eng)  9 - 1
    9. Hao-ping Chang (Tai)  bt  Robby Suarly (Idn)  9 - 6
   10. Andreas Roschkowsky (Ger)  bt  Hui-kai Hsia (Tai)  9 - 4
   11. Oliver Ortmann (Ger)  bt  Allen Hopkins (USA)  9 - 3
   12. Lukas Krenek (Cze)  bt  Nick Van Den Berg (Hol)  9 - 8
   13. Gary Ponting (Eng)  bt  Radoslaw Babica (Pol)  9 - 7
   14. Antonio Lining (Phi)  bt  Hisashi Yamamoto (Jap)  9 - 8
   15. Chia-hsiung Lai  (Tai)  bt  Michael Schmidt (Ger)  9 - 8
   16. Ralph Eckert (Ger)  bt  Kim Davenport (USA)  9 - 8
   17. Kevin Smith (Eng)  bt  Jorge Llanos (Arg)  9 - 2
   18. Tony Drago (Mal)  bt  Francisco Bustamante (Phi)  9 - 6
   19. Thorsten Hohmann (Ger)  bt  Alex Pagulayan (Can)  9 - 8
   20. Lee Tucker (Eng)  bt  John Horsfall (Can)  9 - 8
   21. Troy Frank (USA)  bt  Phil Harrison (Eng)  9 - 5
   22. Ralf Souquet (Ger)  bt  Marc Holtz (Lux)  9 - 7
   23. Anthony Ginn (Eng)  bt  Fong Pang Chao (Tai)  9 - 8
   24. Dimitri Jungo (Swi)  bt  Ismael Paez (Mex)  9 - 7
   25. Leonardo Andam (Phi)  bt  Johl Younger (Aust)  9 - 5
   26. David Alcaide (Spa)  bt  Alex Lely (Hol)  9 - 7
   27. Charlie Williams (USA)  bt  Daryl Peach (Eng)  9 - 7
   28. Efren Reyes (Phi)  bt  Tiong Boon Tan (Sing)  9 - 3
   29. Steve Davis (Eng)  bt  Jimmy White (Eng)  9 - 2
   30. Earl Strickland (USA)  bt  Ramil Gallego (Phi)  9 - 8
   31. Marcus Chamat (Swe)  bt  Paul Potier (Can)  9 - 3
   32. Niels Feijen (Hol)  bt  Quinten Hann (Aus)  9 - 7

1. Mika Immonen (Fin) bt Tony Drago (Mal)  9 - 1
2. Ching-shun Yang (Tai) bt Kevin Smith (Eng)  9 - 6
3. Anthony Ginn (Eng) bt Gary Ponting (Eng)  9 - 3
4. Charlie Williams (USA) bt Lee Tucker (Eng)  9 - 8
5. Ralph Eckert (Ger) bt Thorsten Hohmann (Ger)  9 - 8
6. Andreas Roschkowsky (Ger) bt Earl Strickland (USA)  9 - 7
7. Alain Martel (Can) bt Hao-ping Chang (Tai)  9 - 8
8. Marcus Chamat (Swe) bt Lukas Krenek (Cze)  9 - 1
9. Niels Feijen (Hol) bt Efren Reyes (Phi)  9 - 5
10. David Alcaide (Spa) bt Dimitri Jungo (Swi)   9 - 3
11. Antonio Lining (Phi) bt Oliver Ortmann (Ger)  9 - 8 
12. Ralf Souquet (Ger) bt Takashi Toda (Jap)  9 - 8
13. Chia-hsiung Lai  (Tai) bt Johnny Archer (USA)  9 - 4
14. Jeremy Jones (USA) bt Troy Frank (USA)  9 - 4
15. Leonardo Andam (Phi) bt Satoshi Kawabata  (Jap)  9 - 6
16. Chris Melling (Eng) bt Steve Davis (Eng)  9 - 8

Pearl Goes as US Exodus Continues

Pre-tournament betting favourite Earl Strickland, a two-time winner of this event, is out of the 2001 Admiral World Championship, a 9-7 victim of rising German star Andreas Roschkowsky. Strickland of Greensboro, N. Carolina takes home US$2000 but clearly had his eyes on Sunday night's divvy up.

Roschkowsky, a 25 year-old network administrator from Duisburg, near to the Dutch border, didn't miss a ball and punished Earl's sub-standard break shot. While most of the top players have mastered the art of the successful soft break on the match table, Strickland's insistence on power was ultimately his down-fall.

Roshkowsky was a runner-up in the year's European Championship and emerged from relative obscurity in 2000 when he scooped the grand slam at the German Championships, winning titles in 8-Ball, 9-Ball and straight pool.

The well-spoken Andreas was clearly delighted after the match; " That was my first match against Earl and I loved it. The crowds, the TV cameras, the lights, it was perfect. I liked it when Earl became so upset, talking and looking agitated.

" His break was awful and mine was really good today and it feels great to win. There are a lot of lesser-known talented players in Germany and we can beat all the stars.

" If I play like I played today and don't get too nervous then I can be in with a big chance here. I love the TV and I love playing big name players so look out!"

Roschkowsky is guaranteed at least US$4.000, the biggest pay-day of his career.

Bear Dances On

Alain Martel, the topped ranked Canadian star showed his bottle on Table 2 at the Cardiff International Arena this afternoon, with a great 9-8 win over the ever-dangerous Hao-ping Chang, the runner-up here in 1999. Martel, the 41 year-old from Montreal, is a real dark horse here and his last 16 opponent will be either Steve Davis and Chris Melling.

Like so many other matches here at the World Championship, it went right down to the wire. Commented Martel, " I tried the triple foul rule to get him out in the last and I almost made it by 1mm but he just touched it. I tried a strange shot on the 1-ball which didn't work out.

" He then missed the 2-ball trying to get position and I ran out 2 - 9. Under other circumstances it wasn't that tough but this afternoon it was very very difficult and I must have lost position three or four times.
 
"I've got Davis or Melling next and that will probably be on TV but I experienced that last year and I'm looking forward to it. Of course I can win this championship; I wouldn't be here if I didn't think that."

Davis Out

Archer, Ortmann, Reyes and Strickland. Now Steve Davis can join that illustrious list of last 32 losers as he crashed out the 2001 Admiral World Pool Championship at the hands of multi-talented Yorkshireman Chris Melling in a thrilling match that once again went down to the wire.

Melling lead 5 - 0 in  a short space of time as he mastered the increasingly popular 'soft break' that is reaping so many rewards on the main television table.

Davis, who made it through the quarter-finals at last year's championship, looked dead in the water as the boy from Keighley ran out rack after rack.

When Davis finally got back to the table, he cannoned the 9-ball with his first shot to go 5 - 1 and then ran out the next for 5 - 2.

A poor safety shot let the 22 year-old Melling back in and he took the match to 7 - 2 before missing a combo on the 9-ball and once again the Davis comeback was on.

After last year's come from behind heroics against Efren Reyes nobody in the Cardiff International Arena was foolish enough to count out Romford Slim.

Davis then took the next five to leave the match poised at eight racks apiece with one to play. Steve broke but crucially ran out of position, which left him to force the green 6-ball which he pocketed. Davis was then left with a very tough long cut off the rail.

He missed and Melling then cleared the last three balls to claim a last 16 match on Friday night against the Dancing Bear, Alain Martel.

Melling is the reigning English 8-Ball World Champion as well as a rising force in snooker, where he has made seven 147 maximum breaks.

Commented Melling, " I can't believe it! When I was a kid Steve was my hero and here I am beating him on TV. When I was at 5 - 0, I missed a plant to go 6 - 0 and when I got back in my chair I started thinking about last year and Steve's match against Reyes. This is massive for me and I really believe that I can win it."

Davis, ever gracious in defeat said, " This boy has got a big future. His cue action is rock solid and I'm going to enjoy watching him go through the field like a knife through butter.

" I'm very disappointed though but I'm in very good company. I so nearly got it back but I miscalculated on the green 6 which left me such a tricky brown 7-ball. It was too wide of a cut to guarantee and very missable. Chris has got so much talent though and I wish him well was in the chair for so long."