Steve Davis won
his third B&H Masters title on Sunday night with
a thrilling 10-8 victory over
Ronnie O'Sullivan before a packed
audience at the Wembley Conference Centre.
The proceedings were enlivened during the afternoon when a
female streaker diplayed her wares in front of a delighted audience
and the entertainment continued as O'Sullivan raced to an 8-4 lead,
the players having been level at 4-4 at the interval.
With the Rocket playing snooker on a different plane, the issue
looked cut and dried; however, the Nugget drew on reserves many
had doubted were there to claw his way back and won six frames in
a row for a remarkable and emotional victory over a shattered younger
rival.
To rub salt into O'Sullivan's wounds, Davis' 130 break in frame 15
also relieved his Cockney practice mate of the �15,000 his break of
120 had seemed to secure him.
After the match O'Sullivan, who lifted �65,000, was gracious in
defeat, admitting he might have relaxed too soon at 8-4 up, though
few would have expected Davis to recover from such a deficit.
What odds now on the Romford ace earning an unprecedented seventh
world title, which would be a record in the modern era.
