Searle after comeback win over Smith at European Championship: "I hadn't travelled this far to give up"

Ryan Searle came from 3-0 down to surge past Michael Smith in a 6-5 win with a 101.9 average to begin his European Championship campaign brilliantly.

Searle, a Quarter-Finalist at last week's World Grand Prix has been producing brilliance for some time and admitted afterwards that he hadn't travelled as far as he has to give up easily.

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"In that last leg I just wanted to hit the tops and not mess about, and luckily enough it went in," Searle admitted. "A couple of years ago I may have given up at 3-0, but I dug in.

"When I was 3-0 down I was thinking that if I could get it back to 3-2 at the break I had a chance. I hadn't travelled this far to give up, and I showed I'm here for the long haul."

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𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮 𝘄𝗶𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗦𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗲! Ryan Searle recovers from 4-2 down to beat Michael Smith and reach the Second Round. What a game that was!

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