Franks ended up with the short straw in his opening 1/8 final pitted against eventual winner Czech Tomas Slavik. Brit Scott Beaumont ruined Daniel’s chance of a 1/4 final and left him as the highest placed rider not to advance to the 1/4 final. Not bad for his first World Champs. You can download a PDF of results and full draw here and see how the whole thing unfolded.

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