Tue. Nov 5th, 2024
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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.”

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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.”

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