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2 unusual facts about Ricky Walden


Andrew Norman

He took part in 10 of them with his best finish coming in the European Tour Event 1 in Germany where he beat Ben Harrison, Nigel Bond, Phil Barnes and top 16 player Ricky Walden, before losing to Joe Swail 3–4 in the quarter-finals.

Sam Craigie

He won two matches in attempts to reach both the Australian Goldfields Open and German Masters respectively and had his best set of results in qualifying for the China Open, where he beat Adam Wicheard, Liu Song and Gerard Greene, before losing to Ricky Walden 3–5 in the final round.


Six-red snooker

The first international tournament in this format was contested in July 2008, with Ricky Walden defeating Stuart Bingham in the final.


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