Last night Danik Lucas beat Stephen Burford in the final of the Premier League Billiards. Chasing a start of 625 over 2-1/2 hours Danik proved too strong for Steve catching him with about 20 minutes to go. Steve struggled most of the night failing to produce the kind of form that saw him easily account for Garvin Gray in his semi final. Whilst in contrast Danik seemed to move his play to another level from what he displayed in his semi final against Les Watson.
Danik started off fairly slowly in the final but a few loose shot by Steve soon gave Danik an opportunity to get his eye in and it wasn't long before he compiled a break of 340. At the half way break Danik had drawn to within 200 of Steve and looked certain to catch him. The second half started much the same as the first with Danik making the most of the opportunities presented to him. He made a break of 243 to go about 10 points clear of Steve and from then it was fairly smooth sailing to the finish line with another break of 223. When the timer went off at the end of play Danik had run out winner by 1256 - 941.
I would like to thank all the players who Participated in the PLB this season a special thanks to Garvin Gray who filled in as TD for me whilst I was away on business. Thanks to QMasters for the use of the venue during the season. I look forward to seeing more players in the next PLB.
Thanks Scott
