Written by Rachael Rodgers
Ben Woolaston world number 60 made his first professional title by beating Graeme Dott 4-2 in the PTC 3 event at the EIS Sheffield.
It was no easy task for the 24 year as Dott had seen off the likes of Ronnie O'Sullivan, John Higgins and Stephen Hendry to book his place into the final. Woolaston who has never made it into the last 32 before, won the first frame with a break of 70 but Dott soon came back in the second frame, with a much needed snooker to make it 1-1.
The PTC's are a test of staminia, the matches maybe short but they are constant especially in the latter stages. Players may finish one match and the have less than 30 minutes minutes before the start of the next.
"I think this shows the strength in depth on the Tour, no result surprises me these days," said Woollaston after collecting a cheque for £10,000 and receiving 2,000 ranking points. "Hopefully I am starting to fulfil my potential now. I'm guaranteed to be in the PTC finals now and my target for the season is to get into the top 48 and qualify for a few venues.
"I didn't play a bad match in the tournament, the only time I was worried was in the quarter-finals when I was 2-0 down to Alan McManus. I came back to win that 4-3, and in the final against Graeme I did well to recover from 2-1 down." Woolaston commented to World Snooker after he won.
The PTC has given Ben something else to celebrate along with his recent marriage to Tatiana, a referee from Belarus, and she is moving to England permanently tomorrow. Meaning thatthe couple can officially start their married lives together.
Fast and Furious Snooker wish them all the best and a big congratulations to Ben on his PTC win!
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