Saturday, December 13, 2008

Davis illness sees Perry through

MAPLIN UK CHAMPIONSHIP
Venue: Telford International Centre Date: Saturday 13 - Sunday 21 December
Coverage: BBC Television, BBC Red Button and BBC Sport website

Joe Perry
Perry was a World Championship semi-finalist earlier this year

Joe Perry had an easy passage into the second round of the UK Championship when Mark Davis pulled out early in the second frame because of ill health.

The Sussex player, who has been suffering from a virus, was 1-0 down.

"I've been up all night being sick and feel absolutely terrible," said Davis. "I tried to practise this morning but I had a lot of pain in my stomach."

The result goes down as 9-0 to Perry, who will play Ronnie O'Sullivan or Rory McLeod in the last 16.


First round draw:

Ronnie O'Sullivan (Eng) v Rory McLeod (Eng)
Joe Perry (Eng) 9-0 Mark Davis (Eng)
Marco Fu (HK) v Barry Hawkins (Eng)
Ryan Day (Wal) v Matthew Stevens (Wal)
Ali Carter (Eng) v Ian McCulloch (Eng)
Peter Ebdon (Eng) v Andrew Higginson (Eng)
Graeme Dott (Sco) v Ken Doherty (Ire)
Mark Selby (Eng) v Mark Williams (Wal)
Shaun Murphy (Eng) v Martin Gould (Eng)
Mark Allen (NI) v Stuart Bingham (Eng)
Mark King (Eng) v Judd Trump (Eng)
Stephen Hendry (Sco) v Stephen Lee (Eng)
John Higgins (Sco) v Joe Swail (NI)
Ding Junhui (Chn) v Steve Davis (Eng)
Neil Robertson (Aus) v Michael Holt (Eng)
Stephen Maguire (Sco) v Jamie Burnett (Sco)

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