Bernie Smith brilliant in preliminary victory over Xiao Chen Zong and will play Justin Pipe

Bernie Smith was brilliant in his preliminary round victory over Xiao Chen Zong and will play Justin Pipe in Round 1. He ended it all with a 146 checkout to give 'The Force' something to think about ahead of their game later this evening.
In the first set, Bernie started off with a 14 and a 15 darter before closing the set out with a 96.7 average, but 80,74 and 146 checkouts after a tops from the Chinese qualifier made the difference and allowed him to sail through to round 1.
In the end, Smith averaged 87 to Zong's 86 and so it was close in that regard but it was comprehensive for the Kiwi who like alluded to we will see again later.
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