Little Genius beats the Rocket
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Wu Chia-ching of Chinese Taipei brought an early end to Ronnie O'Sullivan's challenge in the World Pool Masters in Holland.
The 17-year-old prodigy nicknamed the Little Genius, last year's WPA World Champion, scored an 8-5 victory over the Rocket in the first round at the Hotel Zuiderduin in Egmond aan Zee on Saturday.
Steve Davis also fell at the first hurdle in the nine-ball knockout, losing 8-4 to Alex Pagulayan.
Tornado Tony Drago, winner of the event in 2003, enjoyed a little more success, beating Thomas Engert 8-3 before losing 8-5 to Wu.
Germany's Ralf Souquet, known as the Kaiser, won the tournament with an 8-4 defeat of Pagulayan in the final on Sunday.
Source
- www.worldsnooker.com
Date
Tue 06/20/06, 6:22 am EST
