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Jayson Shaw Out As Woodward, Jungo, Lo, And Fortunski Move Into Last 16

Jayson Shaw crashed out of the 2022 World Pool Masters at the Europa Point Sports Complex, Gibraltar live on Sky Sports, DAZN, Viaplay, and Matchroom.Live in selected countries as Skyler Woodward, Dimitri Jungo, Lo Ho Sum, and Mieszko Fortunski came through the opening Preliminary Stage matches.

Preliminary Stage Day 1

Oliver Szolnoki 3-7 Skyler Woodward

Mario He 3-7 Dimitri Jungo

Denis Grabe 4-7 Lo Ho Sum

Jayson Shaw 2-7 Mieszko Fortunski

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Woodward faced a tricky opening test against Oliver Szolnoki of Hungary who was making his World Pool Masters debut, but the two-time Mosconi Cup MVP proved too strong in the end in a 7-3 win. Szolnoki didn't look too shaken by the stage and 4" pockets in the opening rack to lead 1-0 after winning the lag and it remained tight as Woodward made it one apiece. Not much separated them still as it went 3-3 but that's when Woodward made haste to book a Last 16 contest with Joshua Filler on Saturday evening.

Last year, Woodward overcome compatriot Billy Thorpe in the preliminary stage 7-1, and he went 4-3 up before a string of outrageous rolls in the following rack making the four when trying to play safe on the one before finding himself hooked on the one. The American then jumped the one ball before it rebounded off four rails to make the middle pocket. If those two flukes were not enough, Woodward then proceeded to make the six ball in an attempt to make the two as the cue ball came back up the table to roll the six in. It seemed it wasn't going to be Szolnoki's day though as Woodward kept things going to seal the victory.

Woodward was pleased with his showing after losing both matches at the World Pool Championship last month: "The last few tournaments things haven't gone my way with some very bad results. I felt good at the World Pool Championships, and I got beat but that happens. Things can turn around though, it's a new tournament. Playing on tight pockets at home is nice and the cloth on my table is worn out so it helps when we come here! It makes me feel like the pockets here are wider. The tables play well."

"I am looking forward to playing Joshua Filler. It's always a dog fight. I can't wait to play again on Saturday night," added Woodward.

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