1. Stephen Maguire won his seventh professional title by conquering Joe Perry 4 : 2 in the final .
2. Joe Perry won his seventh professional title by defeating Stephen Maguire 4 -- 2 in the final .

Select your answer from the options. Are these two sentences paraphrases of each other?
Options are:
(a). no
(b). yes...I think the answer is
(a).