Day Nine – Monday 9th August

Semi-Finals

Vincent Muldoon from Ireland met Li Hang from China in the first semi-final.

It was Li Hang who made a great start to this semi final. The first session of 4 frames all went to Hang. The first frame was over in just over 5 minutes, with Hang winning by 71 points to 23. The second frame Li Hang won by 67 points to 16. The third frame saw Hang clear the table with a 105 clearance with the first century of this semi-final match. The fourth Frame Muldoon did not manage to score a point as Li Hang saw out the frame with a 55 break to end the session 4-0 up.

The second session saw Li Hang in the same mood as he won the next two frames by 62-3 and 95-1 to go 6-0 up and only 1 frame away from a place in the final. But Muldoon started to relax with nothing to lose and compiled a lovely 74 break to take his first frame of the match. Muldoon then put together a 53 break to reduce the deficit to 6 frames to 2. The ninth frame saw Muldoon compile a clearance of 122 to win the frame by 134 points to 0 and reduce the gap to 6-3.

The Tenth frame saw Muldoon go for a long red into the pink pocket but he missed the pot and set up Li Hang a chance to win frame and match. Li Hang settled himself and put together a well taken 78 to win the frame by 93 points to 8 and booked himself a place in the Final of the IBSF World under 21’s Snooker Championship 2010.

The Second semi-final saw the Craigie brothers, Sam and Stephen fighting for the other place in the Final. It was Sam who started stronger with a 76 clearance to win the frame by 97 points to 13. Stephen edged the next frame with a point score of 63 to 53. Stephen Craigie composed the first century of this semi final with a 115 break.

Sam then levelled the match at 2-2 with a 63 point to 47 frame. Sam Craigie took the next as well to lead the match again by winning 56-14. Stephen then made his second century with a clearance of 113.

Sam won frames 7 and 8 to take a 5-3 lead, but his brother Stephen came back to win three frames on the trot including a 129 total clearance in the 10th to lead by 6 frames to 5 and leaving himself needing just one more frame to win the match. But it was Sam who had a break of 76 in the 12th frame to leave the semi final going into the final frame decider.

The final frame was to go to Sam by 68 points to 6 and give the 17 year old a place in the final of the IBSF World under 21 snooker Championships 2010.