24/04/2003
Swail fails to pocket second round Ebdon tie
Northern Ireland's Joe Swail has been knocked out of this year's World Snooker Championship after being beaten 10-8 by Malta's Tony Drago.
The 2001 semi-finalist had won the first three frames of the evening to turn a 5-4 first-session deficit into a 7-5 advantage.
However, Drago fought back and nicked the 13th frame before Swail restored his two-frame cushion with a 8-6 lead.
But that didn't stop the Malta man from polishing off a century break in the 14th which started a run of four frames to seal the match.
Drago will now meet last year's Crucible winner, Peter Ebdon, who defeated another Northern Irish man, Gerard Greene, 10-3 in his first round match at Sheffield.
(MB)
The 2001 semi-finalist had won the first three frames of the evening to turn a 5-4 first-session deficit into a 7-5 advantage.
However, Drago fought back and nicked the 13th frame before Swail restored his two-frame cushion with a 8-6 lead.
But that didn't stop the Malta man from polishing off a century break in the 14th which started a run of four frames to seal the match.
Drago will now meet last year's Crucible winner, Peter Ebdon, who defeated another Northern Irish man, Gerard Greene, 10-3 in his first round match at Sheffield.
(MB)
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