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| Robertson clinches Aberdeen win | Robertson clinches Aberdeen win |
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| Neil Robertson became the first Australian to win a ranking event with a 9-5 victory over Jamie Cope in the Grand Prix final in Aberdeen. | Neil Robertson became the first Australian to win a ranking event with a 9-5 victory over Jamie Cope in the Grand Prix final in Aberdeen. |
| The Melbourne player dominated the early part of the match and led 8-2 at one stage. | The Melbourne player dominated the early part of the match and led 8-2 at one stage. |
| But with victory in sight he started to struggle and Cope won the next three frames to give him a chance. | But with victory in sight he started to struggle and Cope won the next three frames to give him a chance. |
| Robertson, however, regained his composure with a break of 55 to win the 14th frame and take the match. | Robertson, however, regained his composure with a break of 55 to win the 14th frame and take the match. |
| href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/video_and_audio/help_guide/4304501.stm">Highlights: Robertson beats Cope to claim title href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/video_and_audio/help_guide/4304501.stm">Interview: Jamie Cope href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/video_and_audio/help_guide/4304501.stm">Interview: Neil Robertson | |
| "I was twitching all over the place at the end but this has been the best week of my life." said the 24-year-old left-hander, who will move up to seventh in the provisional world rankings. | "I was twitching all over the place at the end but this has been the best week of my life." said the 24-year-old left-hander, who will move up to seventh in the provisional world rankings. |
| "The win over Ronnie O'Sullivan in the quarter-finals gave me a lot of confidence for the rest of the week. | "The win over Ronnie O'Sullivan in the quarter-finals gave me a lot of confidence for the rest of the week. |
| "Leading 8-2 I thought it was in the bag. I was feeling really, really good and all I wanted was one chance, but the balls just went a little bit funny and Jamie started to find his rhythm. | "Leading 8-2 I thought it was in the bag. I was feeling really, really good and all I wanted was one chance, but the balls just went a little bit funny and Jamie started to find his rhythm. |
| "But he started to miss a few balls, I did and it became a little bit contagious. | "But he started to miss a few balls, I did and it became a little bit contagious. |
| "If he had won the frame to make it 8-6 then anything could have happened, but I'm so relieved to have won it." | "If he had won the frame to make it 8-6 then anything could have happened, but I'm so relieved to have won it." |
| The Australian, who is based in Cambridge, led 5-2 after the afternoon session although it was Cope who won the first frame before Robertson won four frames in a row to put him in command. | The Australian, who is based in Cambridge, led 5-2 after the afternoon session although it was Cope who won the first frame before Robertson won four frames in a row to put him in command. |
| It got even better for Robertson when the pair resumed for the evening session. | It got even better for Robertson when the pair resumed for the evening session. |
| The lead became four frames after Cope missed a couple of decent chances to reduce his arrears, with Robertson pinching a scrappy frame to make it 6-2. | The lead became four frames after Cope missed a couple of decent chances to reduce his arrears, with Robertson pinching a scrappy frame to make it 6-2. |
| Robertson then edged within two frames of victory by winning the ninth frame and a 63 break took him within one frame of his first title. | Robertson then edged within two frames of victory by winning the ninth frame and a 63 break took him within one frame of his first title. |
| Although Cope made a stylish 105 to make sure the match went to a final session, it only delayed the inevitable. | Although Cope made a stylish 105 to make sure the match went to a final session, it only delayed the inevitable. |
| Warren King was the last Australian to reach a ranking event final, but he lost 10-6 to Steve James at the 1990 Classic final in Blackpool. | Warren King was the last Australian to reach a ranking event final, but he lost 10-6 to Steve James at the 1990 Classic final in Blackpool. |