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It’s a good start for Scottish players with Graeme Dott and Dean Young following up Totten’s example by winning the first frame in their matches.
Elsewhere the likes of Fan, Elsayed and Un-Nooh have got off to good starts.
Trump 0 vs 1 Totten
Dott 1 vs 0 Mertens
Fan 1 vs 0 Zehuang
Pengfei 0 vs 1 Young
Si 0 vs 1 Elsayed
Un-Nooh 1 vs 0 Peifan
Williams 1 vs 0 Tahir
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There is already a potential shock on the cards as Judd Trump loses the opening frame against Chris Totten.
Elsewhere world number seven Mark Williams opens up a lead against Haris Tahir.
Trump 0 vs 1 Totten
Dott 0 vs 0 Mertens
Fan 0 vs 0 Zehuang
Pengfei 0 vs 1 Young
Si 0 vs 1 Elsayed
Un-Nooh 0 vs 0 Peifan
Williams 1 vs 0 Tahir
Today’s play – next matches
The next games today get started at 2:30pm, they are as follows:
Dott vs Mertens
Fan vs Zehuang
Pengfei vs Young
Si vs Elsayed
Trump vs Totten
Un-Nooh vs Peifan
Williams vs Tahir
Higgins reacts after extending three-year trophy drought
John Higgins has opened up on his frustration after losing the British Open final to Mark Selby, extending his trophy drought to three years with his last victory at a ranking tournament in 2021.
He said: “Mark was too good. He put on a clinic tonight. It’s been an amazing run. I was just disappointed. The 10th frame I had the balls at my mercy to make it 5-5.
“There are certain points in matches and that’s when I gave it away. Mark got stronger and stronger. He’s Mark Selby.
“That’s what he does. I’ve loved being in a final again. I thoroughly enjoyed it.
“I’m just a bit disappointed with the final session because I didn’t bring anywhere near a good enough game to compete with Mark.
“I’m proud I’m still trying to compete with these guys. You’ve got to bring a higher level to win finals and I don’t know if I’ve got it.”
Latest scores – China International Championship qualifying
A whitewash win for Hamilton saw him eliminate White, while there were also big wins for McGill, Pang, Wakelin and Xiao.
Yize squeezed past Yuchen after their game levelled up at 4-4.
See the full results below:
Hamilton (Eng) 6-0 White (Eng) Finished
McGill (Sco) 6-1 Carty (Eng) Finished
Pang (Chn) 6-1 Boiko (Ukr) Finished
Wakelin (Eng) 6-2 Cheung (Hkg) Finished
Xiao (Chn) 6-3 Gurbaxani (Ind) Finished
Yize (Chn) 6-4 Yuchen (Chn) Finished
Star asks Selby to let him off £20 bet
Snooker star Mark Selby has revealed that a fellow player owes him £20 after he won a bet.
The four-time world champion is into the semi-final at the British Open after beating David Gilbert 5-4.
He held on for the win despite a spirited comeback from 4-1 down by the man nicknamed The Angry Farmer.
Both Leicestershire-born players are close pals and Selby shared what his mate said to him about a recent bet they had.
He told ITV: “I don’t make it easy for myself. It’s just about getting the win, whether it’s 5-0 or 5-4.
“I got a bit nervy towards the end, although Dave played very well from 4-1 to 4-4. I thought I was not going to get a chance, but he was unlucky in the last frame.
“We practised together before the English Open – we had four best of sevens, each for £5. I won all of them so he owes me £20.”