SCOTTISH professional champion John Rea and his brother, Julio, both
reached the second round of the #3500 Belhaven Pro-Am tournament at the
Masters club in Dennistoun, Glasgow.
John, from the Crucible, chalked up a 4-0 victory against clubmate,
Martin Deeney of Clydebank, while Julio looked impressive when defeating
Hamilton's Gavin Burns 4-2.
The biggest surprise of the tournament was the first-round exit of
former Scottish professional title-holder Murdo Macleod (Livingston),
when 16-year-old Garthamlock schoolboy Billy Faulds confidently potted
the pink in the deciding frame to snatch a 4-3 victory.
Other professionals to bow out were Jimmy Donnelly, beaten 4-2 by
Martin Bradley (Glasgow), and seasoned campaigner Matt Gibson, who
suffered a similar fate against Mark Reynolds of Hamilton.
Scottish amateur champion Marcus Campbell (100-break), a beaten
quarter-finalist last month in the world amateur event in Singapore,
emerged from the 175-entry with a superb 4-2 win over Graham Brown
(Balloch).
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