Ian Duffy fails in quest to land pool world title
There will be no world title for Shropshire pool star Ian Duffy this year after his recent good run of form was brought to a halt in Blackpool.
There will be no world title for Shropshire pool star Ian Duffy this year after his recent good run of form was brought to a halt in Blackpool.
Duffy had hoped for an extended run in the £17,500 WEPF World 8-Ball Championships at the resort's Imperial Hotel after a recent breakthrough victory on the UK Pool Tour.
He won seven successive matches to claim the Tour's third event at Daventry and pocket the £2,000 first prize.
The omens also looked good yesterday as the 43-year-old from Telford knocked out Scotland's Ian Henderson 7-1 and then repeated the scoreline against Lee Shepherd in the second qualifying round later in the day.
However, the Shropshire cueman's run of excellent results cam to an abrupt end in his final qualifying match last night when he was beaten by the same score against Malta's Lyden Debono.
But Duffy can still leave the Fylde Coast with another major crown.
The World Masters is due to start at the same venue tomorrow with £5,000 up for grabs.