Riga Masters: Wales' Ryan Day beats Scotland's Stephen Maguire for title

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Ryan Day has been beaten in four ranking tournament finals

Ryan Day held off Stephen Maguire's fight back in the Riga Masters final to win 5-2 and take his first ranking title and return to the world's top 16.

Welshman Day took a 4-0 lead over the Scotsman only for Maguire to reply by winning the next two frames.

But after four previous defeats in finals in his 18-year career, the 37-year-old edged a cagey last frame to take the trophy.

Day had beaten fellow Welshman Mark Williams 5-4 to make the final.

Maguire beat Ireland's Ken Doherty 5-4 in the semi-finals to earn his chance against Day.

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