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VIENNA - On the eve before his first appearance in the World Cup in Vienna, Roland Forthomme, who is a fan of all kinds of sport, looked forward to the cycling world championship next year in Valkenburg (Netherlands). ,, There, on that track, Philip Gilbert is the big favourite for the world title,''said the Belgian.
Today, at the billiard table in the Stadthalle, Forthomme showed a final sprint like his fellow countryman on the road bike. In the deciding set of his match against the Austrian Andreas Horvath, the brother of the player who's known as a player in the classic games, Forthomme looked at a 9-1 disadvantage. Dark clouds were drifting over the Wiener Stadthalle in a crystal-clear sky, but at a crucial moment the Belgium suddenly got wings. He changed the score into a lead and won the final sprint, without allowing his opponent to make one more point: 15-9.
He needed that win, Roland Forthomme, because tonight he is waiting for a game against Ahmet Alp, the Turk who started this round with an average of 2.000 and a highest run of twelve. Forthomme has been warned on beforehand.