 Liam Graham scored a superb first win on the professional tour this week, but he will not be popping the champagne, or even a bottle of lager, saying: 'I've won one game. I've not done anything yet.' The 18-year-old is in his rookie season on the World Snooker Tour and landed his first win in his third event by beating Cao Yupeng 5-4 in the British Open qualifiers. The world number 40 is a fantastic scalp to claim for the teenager but he is not getting carried away with his maiden victory. As Graham completed a seven-hour trip on public transport back to Glasgow from Leicester, the young Scot confirmed that there would be no celebrations to come. 'No I won't celebrate this at all, not a chance,' Graham told Metro.co.uk. 'I've won one game. I've not done anything yet. 'I'm happy the win came against someone higher up the rankings, and he's started the season well, so I was happy to beat someone in a bit of form. Shows my game is going in the right direction. 'I don't feel like I played my best stuff today either, just potted some good balls under pressure and cleared up when I had to. I did a good dish at the end so I was happy with the way I finished it.' It was a tense finale to the game, with Cao having a chance to clear up for the victory, but missing a straight black after the final red to allow Graham back to the table, when he produced a fine clearance of his own. The final black was especially tricky, with a safety shot not out of the question, but Graham says Stephen Maguire has taught him otherwise. 'Nah, you don't play safe on match ball,' he said. 'Maguire was actually moaning at me for playing too much safety when I was practicing with him. He said, 'you don't win matches by playing safe.' He got me being a bit more aggressive.' The tricky final black Graham was faced with, which he drilled into the green pocket (Picture: WST) Graham has only played the Cha){kind=link}
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Liam Graham scored a superb first win on the professional tour this week, but he will not be popping the champagne, or even a bottle of lager, saying: ‘I’ve won one game. I’ve not done anything yet.’
The 18-year-old is in his rookie season on the World Snooker Tour and landed his first win in his third event by beating Cao Yupeng 5-4 in the British Open qualifiers.
The world number 40 is a fantastic scalp to claim for the teenager but he is not getting carried away with his maiden victory.
As Graham completed a seven-hour trip on public transport back to Glasgow from Leicester, the young Scot confirmed that there would be no celebrations to come.