P353 CEEFAX 353  Mon 20 Oct  21:13/40
                                        
          Br ndan Fol y      
      r po ts   om th    
  ||||||||||||||||   Grand P ix,   ading
                                        
  illi  Thorn  was in  in   orm as h    
 booked his fifth round place with a    
 stylish 5 2 win ov    arr n King.      
                                        
     wo ld numb   s v n produced  our   
 half-century br ask including a flu nt 
 87 clearance to wrap up his victory.   
                                        
 But Australian  h mpion K n   as n     
 pushovj  and d spite Thorn 's quality  
  nookj , h  was abl  to h ld him to    
 2-2 at th  mid-s ssion int  val.       
                                        
 But King had no answ   to th  sh e     
 cons stency of th  L icest r man and   
 aft   a bri f stutte  in  ram  s x,    
  horn  progr  s d s   n l  into r und  
 five                                   
                                        
                                        
   P353 CJEFAX 353  Mon 20 Oct  21:14/44
                                        
          Br ndan Fole       
      reports f om th    
  ||||||||||||||||   Grand Prix, R ading
                                        
  illi  Thorn  was in confid nt mood as 
 h  r flecked on his fin  fourth round  
 win over W rr n  ing.                  
                                        
 "I  eel I'm pla ing well  nough to   t 
 to th  final," said th  world numbj    
 sjvjn.                                 
                                        
 "Th  table  h    ar  sup    - n t  ar  
 off th  b st I'vj  vjr pla ed on - and 
 if I sta  in th  tournament I'm sur  I 
 can m kj pl nty of 100s," h  said.     
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
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