Finally Nigel Bond won a major
ranking title. In his fourth try he succeeded. and what a way to do it! He clinched it on the very
last black after needing a snooker. Too bad that
John Higgins lost his title, but he's been
winning so many lately, so I guess he can spare one for Nigel. Bond won �60,000 for the victory
and Higgins got �32,000.
This result means Stephen Hendry can still
enjoy the view from the very top of the provisional rankings. He will have to watch out for
John Higgins though. Now there's only 870
points in it. Will we see a new No.1 next year? Tune in to the World Championship to find out!
Stephen Hendry (Scot) 5-1 Terry Murphy (N Ire)
Mark Johnston-Allen 5-2 Steve DavisRonnie O'Sullivan 5-2 Oliver King
John Parrott 5-3 Mark Rowing
James Wattana (Thai) 5-2 Karl Broughton
Alan McManus (Scot) 5-3 Steve Meakin
Jimmy White 5-3 Matthew Stevens (Wales)
Darren Morgan (Wales) 5-3 Stefan Mazrocis
Ken Doherty (Ire) 5-1 Barry Pinches
Peter Ebdon 5-3 Pat Horne
John Higgins (Scot) 5-1 Jamie Burnett (Scot)
Nigel Bond 5-0 Paul McPhillips (Scot)
Dave Harold 5-2 Antony Bolsover
Mark Bennett (Wales) 5-0 Tony Drago (Malta)
Stephen Lee 5-2 Terry Griffiths (Wales)
Mark J Williams (Wales) 5-4 David Roe
Andy Hicks 5-1 Chris Scanlon
Dene O'Kane (Nzl) 5-2 Matthew Couch
Joe Swail (N Ire) 5-2 Billy Snaddon (Scot)
Fergal O'Brien (Ire) 5-1 Alain Robidoux (Canada)
Mick Price 5-2 Anthony Davies (Wales)
Martin Clark 5-4 Joe Johnson
Gary Wilkinson 5-2 Stuart Pettman
Tony Knowles 5-3 Jimmy Michie
Graeme Dott (Scot) 5-4 Willie Thorne
Steve James 5-1 Mark Flowerdew
Mike Hallett 5-2 Brian Morgan
Neal Foulds 5-4 Yasin Merchant (India)
Jason Ferguson 5-0 Steve Newbury (Scot)
Dean Reynolds 5-4 David McDonnell
Anthony Hamilton 5-2 Karl Payne
Dennis Taylor (N Ire) 5-0 Rod Lawler