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- Updated: November 25, 2016
Defending champion Neil Robertson has been knocked out of the UK Championship by a 46-year-old without a tour card.
Peter Lines’ 25 years as a professional came to an end in the summer, but he was too good for an out-of-sorts Robertson as he won 6-3 to reach the second round in York.
The victory means Lines and his son Oliver are both in the last 64 in the wake of Lines Jr’s defeat of Martin O’Donnell on Tuesday.
Lines Sr is nominally an amateur these days, but that status does not prevent him picking up £5000 for what ranks among the best wins of his career.
In a tense and error-strewn match, Lines forged a 3-1 interval …
