Perry knocked out by Ryan Day
20/04/2006 - 21:10:14Ronnie O'Sullivan's second round opponent was confirmed when Ryan Day ousted 15th seed Joe Perry with a crushing 10-3 success.
After making a break of 97 in the opening frame it was all downhill for Perry, who was 7-2 behind going into tonight’s conclusion and could find no way back into the match.
Day, edged out on the final pink by John Higgins on his only other Crucible appearance in 2004, looked composed and clinched his win with a fine 41 clearance, sinking a tricky black with the rest.
“I kept Joe under pressure and did what I had to,” said the 26-year-old Welshman.
“Joe didn’t play as well as he can, but I felt I had more to give and was really focused on getting the match finished.”
On his clash with O’Sullivan, the world number 32 added: “If you had a choice of opponent you wouldn’t go for Ronnie but that’s the way the draw is. I’ll have to make a good start and see how it goes from there.”
Perry said: “I don’t know if you can practice too hard but I left all my form on the practice table. I made a lot of unforced errors and you can’t afford to miss pots against anyone.
“Ryan got more confident as I missed and ran away with it. It was all my own doing.”
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