Pasta Fagan Edges Black-Ball Thriller

Pasta Rogue gained some small measure of revenge today following his recent 9-ball drubbing, potting a fine long black to thwart a heroic comeback from Mister Guts, securing a 3-2 victory at the East Acton Snooker Emporium.

The Rogue raced into a 2-0 lead, largely based around his repeated use of two particular shots :-
1) the blue ball ricocheting off both jaws of one middle pocket before rocketing into the opposite one; and 2) the slow long pot, whereupon the roll on the table was enough to compensate for the Rogue's lack of accuracy.

Spurred on by a backdrop of Pakistan's Test defeat of South Africa, Mister Guts then demonstrated his bouncebackability by romping through the next two frames, setting up a tense deciding frame. Guts had the first opportunity to take the match, missing a a tricky long black before Rogue stepped up confidently to seal the win.