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WSC 2011 Commentary: Round 18

[ Finals update: Nigel Richards wins the first game 484-427. Andrew Fisher wins the second 520-406. Nigel wins the third 459-359. Andrew wins the fourth 562-420. Nigel wins the deciding game 477-334 to become the first ever two-time World Champion! ]

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We started the second round of the day with a four-way tie for first place on 13-4. Mikki Nicholson (Eng) retains the lead with a 348-331 win over fourth-place Craig Beevers (Eng), who slips to fifth. Second-place Nigel Richards (Wru) retains his position but falls to a game behind Mikki, with a 378-384 loss to Andrew Fisher (AUS). Fifth-place Howard Warner (NZL) beats third-place Brett Smitheram (Eng), taking his place among the one-game-behind pack and knocking him down to fourth.

Going into the morning coffee break, it's Mikki alone on 14-4; Nigel, Howard, Brett and Craig on 13-5, and ten more players on 12-6. The next two rounds are pairable without repeats, but it is probable that repeats will begin this afternoon, at least among the top players.

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