Cumbrian hot
shot Brian Woods brushed aside Dutch decorator and ninth seed Joey ten Berge 3-2
to move into the second round.
It was a gutsy
display from the man from Egremont who is looking to better his last four
placing achieved in 2008.
But he was made
to work hard for his 41-minute victory, having to battle back from 2-1 down.
“When I was 2-1
down I thought to myself that I had done nothing wrong and had to put my match
head on. I put a little aggression into my game,” said Woods.
“There are no
mugs here at Lakeside this week. Although Joey is only 24, he is captain of
Holland and a great player. You cannot afford to have a bad game here. The
adrenaline just kicked in during the match,” said the Cumbrian.
The man from
The Hague battled back from 1-0 down, annexing six of the next seven legs to
open a confidence-boosting 2-1 match lead.
Woods, an
engineer, then began turning the screw,
firing in a maximum to level the match with a
fourth set 3-1 success.
