The Badger arrived thrity minutes late having been delayed by the fraud squad investigating the theft of £100. It was a costly mistake in more ways than one as it allowed The Hurricane some practice time at the table. The Hurricane was calm and steady as The Badger was almost silent and nervy. But just as it looked the first frame woud be a breeze for The Hurricane , The Badger engineered four snookers but having done the hard work he played his trademark shot - a foul on the last ball black - to lose the frame. With his mind elsewhere The Badger offered nothing in the second frame and The Hurricane merely had to be consistent to easily go 2-0 up. The Badger was gripped by tension and playing with fear. In the third frame it was only The Hurricane's foul shots keeping The Badger afloat when suddenly The Badger came alive with a quick flurry of pots. When The Hurricane unluckily snookered himself on the brown the frame was over 2-1.
Could The Badger mount a comeback , hold onto his unbeaten record ? Was the Hurricane over ? Would The Lockout be celebrating a drawn match between his rivals ? . No on all counts, The Badger was not at his best and in three shots gave away 17 foul points. It was too easy for The Hurricane. 3-1.
The new tournament favourite The Hurricane can now look forward to avenging The Lockout and opening up the league. He looked calm and confident. The Badger has stopped laughing and looks a beaten animal.
Frame scores
The Hurricane 3-1 The Badger . 46(8)- 41(6), 51(7)- 25(4), 30(6)-53(8), 62(9) - 21(7)
Post match comments :
The Badger - I got pulverised, terrible, terrible, terrible.
The Hurricane - It was closer than it looked.
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