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Team England A - Darren Appleton & Karl Boyes
Down to the last eight in London

Round 2
Japan 7-6 USA
Holland 7-5 India
England A 7-5 Italy

WITH TWO days play left at the 888.com World Cup of Pool, the tournament is down to the last eight teams as Japan, Holland and England A all recorded second round wins at the York Hall in London.

With England B already through to the weekend�s quarter finals, the A team followed them in as they came from behind to beat the plucky Italian pairing of Bruno Muratore and Fabio Petroni.

The Italians enjoyed some good fortune and before long they were 4-1 to the good as the

English team of Karl Boyes and Darren Appleton sank deeper into their chairs. England took the next, but the Italians though were in stroke and they took the next to move to 5-2 and put the English under extreme pressure.

A blistering break from Muratore left them with no reward as the 1 ball was covered by the 2 and they elected to push out. England put them back in and Petroni missed with a snatched attempt at the pot on the 1 ball.

Appleton and Boyes dished up and when Boyes split the pack and left a shot on the 1 ball in the next it was enough for them to run the table and get within one of the Italians at 4-5. After some exchanges in the next, Petroni jumped the cue ball off the table gifting ball in hand to the English who accepted gratefully.

It was the turning point in the game as England broke and ran the next to reach the hill at 6-5. Boyes played a super-tight safety in what was the final rack and although the Italians escaped well, Appleton was able to pocket the 1 ball and they were on their way to victory.

�Sometimes in pool it just doesn�t go your way at the start of the match. They had a couple of nice rolls but that is pool and you have to be patient and try and fight back,� said Boyes.

�It was unbelievable to win five racks the way the match went. In the first round it went our way but this was reversed and you have to sit and be patient. We have won World Championships, US Open, Mosconi Cups, so we know how to win from behind.�

Appleton added, �I don�t think anyone else in this tournament could have won that from 5-2 down. They were getting all the luck in the world but I said to Karl we haven�t had an opportunity.

�The way we played from 5-2 was unbelievable. We made some great finishes and played some great shots. It has been a great night�s pool for everybody. They didn�t do anything wrong from 5-2 but the roll of the ball turned and we had some opportunities.

�There was a the devils playground of a lot of pressure and this is why I want to play with Karl because when pressure is on I know he will make the shot.�

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