The Hong Kong potter has been in exemplary form in the competition this year playing with a confidence he has lost over the last couple of seasons. Its return can only be put down to the settled cue action he seems to have found since working alongside his new coach Terry Griffiths.
Last year, Fu finished bottom of the Premier League tree. But this time round he's well and truly banished those demons. His turnaround in fortune is certainly dramatic but clearly a result of the hard work he's put into his game, and particularly his technique.This win, over a Robertson who has failed to find his feet in the tournament, means he ends tonight's play three points clear at the top, having only suffered a solitary defeat in his six matches.
Fu has long been a member of the top 16 who has struggled to find a killer level of consistency, thus failing to ever nail down a place in the top eight over a sustained period of time. This run in the Premier League still doesn't completely dispel this achilles heel of his game. In fact, some below par performances at the PTC events suggest he's still battling hard against his tendency to drift in and out of good form. But progressing in a tournament with such a high line of quality does show that his pockets of form are starting to develop into longer spells, even if only gradually.
With his passage into the last four now wrapped up, Fu will be hoping to repeat his success in 2003, which saw him crowned champion.
The Australian on the other hand now sits bottom of the league with just one win from his four opening matches. He'll be sweating on his place in the semi-finals, and will have to win his final two matches to achieve it.
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