Drago eases past wildcard

Tony Drago booked his place in the first round proper of the Shanghai Masters with a comfortable 5-2 victory over China's A Bulajian in the Wild Card Round yesterday. Drago, ranked 52nd in the provisional WSA list, took one hour 45 minutes to beat...

Tony Drago booked his place in the first round proper of the Shanghai Masters with a comfortable 5-2 victory over China's A Bulajian in the Wild Card Round yesterday.

Drago, ranked 52nd in the provisional WSA list, took one hour 45 minutes to beat Bulajian and set up a clash against Malta Cup finalist Ryan Day, of Wales, today.

The key frame was the sixth when the Bulajian made a 55, only for Drago to produce a superb 43 clearance to snatch it 66-65.

"If it had gone 3-3 at that point anything could have happened, so it was a very important frame for me," said Drago, whose top break was 45.

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