Stevie Robertson won Paisley IMs Event 4 after defeating Paul Hickey 7\u20136 in a closely contested final at Pockets Pool & Snooker Club.<\/p>\n
The Blackball tournament, which began on Sunday, 25th October 2026, attracted 35 players competing in a single-elimination format, with matches played over a race to seven frames.<\/p>\n
Robertson won all five of his matches on his way to claiming the title, finishing the competition with 35 frames won and 24 lost.<\/p>\n
His tournament began with a 7\u20136 victory over Kevin Adair in the second round before he defeated Garry Spalding 7\u20133 in the last 16.<\/p>\n
Robertson then secured a 7\u20135 quarter-final victory over Paul Sanderson to book his place in the semi-finals.<\/p>\n
There, he faced Shaun Sanderson and recorded a 7\u20134 victory to progress to the final.<\/p>\n
Hickey also had a demanding route to the final, beginning with a narrow 7\u20136 win over Stephen McKibbens in the opening round.<\/p>\n
He followed that with a convincing 7\u20130 victory over Craig Sutherland before defeating Brendon Charlton 7\u20133 in the last 16.<\/p>\n
Hickey then overcame Derek Murray 7\u20134 in the quarter-finals and Mike Brandon 7\u20135 in the semi-finals to secure his place against Robertson.<\/p>\n
The final proved to be the closest possible contest, with Robertson edging Hickey 7\u20136 to claim the tournament title.<\/p>\n
Shaun Sanderson and Mike Brandon finished as losing semi-finalists.<\/p>\n
Sanderson reached the last four after defeating David Manley 7\u20136, Steven Smith Snr 7\u20132 and Iain MacMillan 7\u20136.<\/p>\n
Brandon progressed through the competition with victories over Ian Wilkie, Joe Callery and Barry Thomson before losing to Hickey.<\/p>\n
The other quarter-finalists were Derek Murray, Barry Thomson, Iain MacMillan and Paul Sanderson.<\/p>\n
Robertson finished first in the tournament rankings with 15 points, followed by Hickey on 12, while Shaun Sanderson and Mike Brandon each collected 10 points.<\/p>\n
The event was organised by Pockets Pool Club as part of the Paisley IM rankings competition.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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