Price therefore qualifies for the eighth finals. In it he meets Dirk van Duijvenbode, who also miraculously won this afternoon by beating the Englishman Ross Smith after a 3-0 deficit in sets.
The number one and 32 of the placement list made it an unparalleled duel in Alexandra Palace. Price started strong, but from the second set Huybrechts suddenly bit off. The Belgian won the second and third set and took a 2-1 lead.
For The Iceman That was the signal to raise his level considerably. He won both the fourth and fifth set without giving up a leg, but that did not break Huybrechts’ resistance either. The Hurricane tied the score again in sets (3-3) and seriously rocked the defending champion – who produced more and more dropouts.
With a score of 3-3 in sets and 5-5 in legs, a decisive leg followed. Price had the advantage of starting that leg. At the decisive moment he finished it (6-5). Huybrechts had missed opportunities just before, with a score of 4-4 in legs.
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