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Hill beats number one seed

Manx Snooker Player Darryl Hill has beaten the number one seed Amir Sarkhosh from Iran 5-4 progress into the last 16 of the IBSF World Championships, formerly called the World Amatuer Championship.

The 17 year old led 2-1 before Amir hit back to lead 3-2 at the break.

The match was level at 4-4 before Darryl hit a 49 break in the final frame to take one of the bests wins of his career.

Darryl Hill will now play 36 year old Mohamed Shehab from the United Arab Emirates for a place in the quarter-finals.

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