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Ireland’s Derek Ryan is 5-8 seed in the BSPA Grand Prix Ilkley Open which gets underway in Yorkshire today while John Rooney comes in as a late entry and is unseeded despite his superior world ranking.

Thu, 01 Apr, 2004 - 01:00

Rooney, the recently beaten finalist at the Wimbledon BSPA tournament, opens against Mohammed El Said but could meet Wimbledon winner Steve Meads in the quarter finals.

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