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Saturday, October 24, 1998 Published at 23:15 GMT 00:15 UK


World: Asia-Pacific

Hongkong snooker player triumph


A twenty-year-old snooker player from Hong Hong, Marco Fu, has caused a big upset by reaching the final of one of the sport's major titles, the Grand Prix at Preston in northern England.

Fu, who turned professional only ten months ago, beat Scotland's Chris Small, ranked twenty-fifth in the world, to reach today's final.

He plays the world number nine, Stephen Lee.

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