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Serby beats Wilson 10-2 to win first snooker China Open title

Xinhua, April 5, 2015 Adjust font size:

World No.1 Mark Serby overwhelmed Gary Wilson 10-2 in the final of 2015 snooker China Open here on Sunday.

Serby started his third China Open final by taking three straight frames before Wilson finally managed to pull one back with a 91-point break.

But Serby showed dominance after the interval by winning five frames in a row. The 145-point break he made in the seventh frame was the new record in this year's tournament.

Led at 8-1, Serby hit a brilliant 136-point break in the opening frame in the evening session. Wilson responded with a 101-point break before Serby wrapped up the victory with an 83-32 frame to celebrate his first China Open title.

The 10-2 marks the largest gap for a final match in the China Open.

Serby made it to the finals of China Open twice before - in 2011 and 2013, but he was upset by Trump 10-8 in the first time and Robertson 10-6 two years later.

"I lost in the final twice, a few years ago in the China Open, so to win for the first time is a great feeling," said Serby.

As the worlds defending champion, Serby said he will prepare for the Championship without much practice.

"Next a few days I may try to get some days' rest, recover from the jetlag in this trip. Then I will be back on the practice, the championship is a long tournament, over two weeks, you don't want to go there and be over-practiced," he added. Endi