Tue, 01 May, 2001 - 08:03
Surprise Embassy World Championship quarter-finalist Patrick Wallace is living proof that dreams can come true.
The 31-year-old from Northern Ireland simply cannot believe that he meets his lifelong friend Joe Swail in the last eight at the Crucible today.
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CourtsEmbassy World C’shipsPlace: Northern IrelandPlace: CruciblePlace: The CruciblePlace: WalesPlace: ScotlandPerson: WallacePerson: Patrick WallacePerson: Joe SwailPerson: DungannonPerson: Alan McManusPerson: Mark KingPerson: Matthew StevensPerson: SwailPerson: JoePerson: Dominic DalePerson: DalePerson: Mark WilliamsPerson: John HigginsPerson: Ken DohertyPerson: Ronnie O’SullivanPerson: Peter EbdonPerson: Stephen HendryPerson: StevensEvent: Embassy World ChampionshipEvent: Swail-WallaceOrganisation: Ireland
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