Marcus Campbell thanks fellow Scots for Germany victory

Campbell reached 32 in the world ahead of his win in Germany

Marcus Campbell says practising with Scotland's best snooker players helped him win Euro Players Tour Championship event three in Russelsheim, Germany.

The 38-year-old Scot defeated China's Liang Wenbo 4-0 in the final to pick up the £8,750 winner's cheque.

"Two years ago, I switched clubs and started playing with the likes of Stephen Maguire, John Higgins and Graeme Dott," said Campbell.

"And that has made a big difference. Since then, I've got the rewards."

Best known for beating another top Scottish player, Stephen Hendry, 9-0 at the 1998 UK Championship, Campbell later suffered a few lean years and dropped out of the world's top 50.

I always kept the faith Marcus Campbell

But he now looks certain to finish in the top 24 of the order of merit and qualify for the grand finals in March.

The Scot nudged himself into the top 32 of the world rankings for the first time in his career after reaching the semi-finals of PTC6 last week and the extra 2,000 points is sure to move him further up the list.

Campbell insists he never considered quitting snooker.

"I always kept the faith," he said. "I've always practised hard, and sometimes you get the rewards, sometimes you don't."

In a scrappy final, Campbell won the first three frames despite a top break of just 32 and won the fourth despite Liang's break of 41.

"I never missed much and I shut him out," said the Scot. "It was the same for me throughout, I was just steady and didn't make many mistakes.

"I knew these events were winnable, but to do it is a different matter."