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PETER Lines's brave run at the UK Championship came to an end at the hands of 2004 champion Stephen Maguire.
Lines who had to win three qualifying matches to reach Telford added to his list of scalps Mark Williams nefore running into a confident Maguire who posted a comfortable 9-5 victory.
But it was Peter who had the best start as he fired in a break of 54, all he needed to make sure of the frame was a difficult last red. Maguire though who had amassed enough points without any meaningful breaks to stay in contention helped himself the gift, he drilled in a long red and then cleared up to settle his nerves and lead 1-0.
And Peter's jinx was to strike again in frame 2 as Peter was in first with a 60 break only to miss the last red, Maguire had managed to amass 50 points himself but he couldn't have been too pleased with his safety play as on three occasions he played loosed safety shots. Peter though couldn't take advantage, and succumbed to temptation when Maguire left a half chance of a yellow with the green slightly blocking his path to it. Trying to swerve the cue ball round the green he made contact with the yellow- but only succeeded in leaving it over the corner pocket. Maguire to his relief, presented with an easy chance duly cleared up to the pink to lead 2-0.
To Peter's credit he refused to cave in. He battled back securing the next two frames to level at 2-2 at the mid session interval. He had chances to lead 3-2 as well but with two reds left on the table and the scores at 54-20 he had a wild slash at one of them and left it over the corner pocket. Maguire though not playing well himself knew the full value of capitalising on his opponants arrors and made Peter pay by dropping in the red and clearing up with 36 to regain his advantage.
It was becoming a depressing afternoon for Peter as he was unable to convert chances into frame winning breaks. He broke down on 24 in the sixth frame when he took on a risky red. And yet again it was the Scotsman who capitalised by hammering in a break of 79 that only came to a close when he missed a green to the centre pocket.
The nightmare for Peter continued as Maguire upped the pressure on him by rattling in a break of 57 only to miss a red with the rest. But with the balls in decent pottable positons Peter couldn't capitalise and as Maguire rolled in a further nine points with Peter on 40. With only the colours remaining Peter needed a snooker- try as he could he couldn't extract the penalty points and despite sinking yellow, green and brown he was helpless to watch Maguire sink a long blue to put the frame beyond any doubt.
Peter badly needed the final frame of the session to give himself a chance on the resumption but he was doomed to disappointment as his errant potting let the former champion in again for what was to be a decisive 48. Maguire though couldn't finish the frame off in one visit and had to wait a few minutes longer to put the frame out of reach when he delicatly cut a red to the centre and rolled in a 24 break to seal a 6-2 lead at the intermission.
Returning after the interval Peter knew he needed a good start to stop Stephen from running away with the match. He didn't get it as Maguire banged in a break of 59 to counter the initial 31 from Lines. 7-2 made depressing reading for Peter. but employing nothing to lose policy he started to relax and worry Maguire as he crept closer to the Scotsman. He ran through the tenth frame with the help of an 88 break and posted a 53 break to account for the eleventh. 7-4 read far better than 7-2 and with the crowd urging him on, wanting to see more, and even the underdog pull off an unlikley result Peter took his thrid frame on the bounce with the help of a 59 break.
Maguire must have been worried but if he was he didn't let it show. Instead he re-asserted his superiority with the help of a 108 break to go 8-5 up and then finally put an end to Peter's gallant challenge with a 43 break to put himself through to the semi finals 9-5.
Suzy Jardine
Lines who had to win three qualifying matches to reach Telford added to his list of scalps Mark Williams nefore running into a confident Maguire who posted a comfortable 9-5 victory.
But it was Peter who had the best start as he fired in a break of 54, all he needed to make sure of the frame was a difficult last red. Maguire though who had amassed enough points without any meaningful breaks to stay in contention helped himself the gift, he drilled in a long red and then cleared up to settle his nerves and lead 1-0.
And Peter's jinx was to strike again in frame 2 as Peter was in first with a 60 break only to miss the last red, Maguire had managed to amass 50 points himself but he couldn't have been too pleased with his safety play as on three occasions he played loosed safety shots. Peter though couldn't take advantage, and succumbed to temptation when Maguire left a half chance of a yellow with the green slightly blocking his path to it. Trying to swerve the cue ball round the green he made contact with the yellow- but only succeeded in leaving it over the corner pocket. Maguire to his relief, presented with an easy chance duly cleared up to the pink to lead 2-0.
To Peter's credit he refused to cave in. He battled back securing the next two frames to level at 2-2 at the mid session interval. He had chances to lead 3-2 as well but with two reds left on the table and the scores at 54-20 he had a wild slash at one of them and left it over the corner pocket. Maguire though not playing well himself knew the full value of capitalising on his opponants arrors and made Peter pay by dropping in the red and clearing up with 36 to regain his advantage.
It was becoming a depressing afternoon for Peter as he was unable to convert chances into frame winning breaks. He broke down on 24 in the sixth frame when he took on a risky red. And yet again it was the Scotsman who capitalised by hammering in a break of 79 that only came to a close when he missed a green to the centre pocket.
The nightmare for Peter continued as Maguire upped the pressure on him by rattling in a break of 57 only to miss a red with the rest. But with the balls in decent pottable positons Peter couldn't capitalise and as Maguire rolled in a further nine points with Peter on 40. With only the colours remaining Peter needed a snooker- try as he could he couldn't extract the penalty points and despite sinking yellow, green and brown he was helpless to watch Maguire sink a long blue to put the frame beyond any doubt.
Peter badly needed the final frame of the session to give himself a chance on the resumption but he was doomed to disappointment as his errant potting let the former champion in again for what was to be a decisive 48. Maguire though couldn't finish the frame off in one visit and had to wait a few minutes longer to put the frame out of reach when he delicatly cut a red to the centre and rolled in a 24 break to seal a 6-2 lead at the intermission.
Returning after the interval Peter knew he needed a good start to stop Stephen from running away with the match. He didn't get it as Maguire banged in a break of 59 to counter the initial 31 from Lines. 7-2 made depressing reading for Peter. but employing nothing to lose policy he started to relax and worry Maguire as he crept closer to the Scotsman. He ran through the tenth frame with the help of an 88 break and posted a 53 break to account for the eleventh. 7-4 read far better than 7-2 and with the crowd urging him on, wanting to see more, and even the underdog pull off an unlikley result Peter took his thrid frame on the bounce with the help of a 59 break.
Maguire must have been worried but if he was he didn't let it show. Instead he re-asserted his superiority with the help of a 108 break to go 8-5 up and then finally put an end to Peter's gallant challenge with a 43 break to put himself through to the semi finals 9-5.
Suzy Jardine