Mark Selby beats Ben Woollaston to progress at China Open
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Updated 04/04/2018 at 21:22 GMT
World number one Mark Selby clinched a 6-3 victory over Ben Woollaston to reach the third round of the China Open on Wednesday.
Mark Selby of England celebrates victory
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The 34-year-old from Leicester closed out a very comfortable victory over Woollaston to advance.
Selby recorded back-to-back 135 breaks en route to the last 16.
Woollaston, ranked number 38 in the world, could only muster three frames in the encounter.
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Mark Selby
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Victory at the tournament would guarantee Selby the season-ending world number one ranking for a seventh straight year.
Elsewhere, former world champion Neil Robertson clinched a 6-5 win over Sam Craigie, holding his nerve in a tense deciding frame.
Barry Hawkins thrashed Michael White 6-1, while Jack Lisowski stunned John Higgins with a 6-2 win.
China Open results
- Luo Honghao 6 – 5 Duane Jones
- Tom Ford 6 – 4 Elliot Slessor
- Gary Wilson 6 – 4 Joe Perry
- Mark Allen 6 – 4 Yan Bingtao
- Graeme Dott 6 – 3 Chris Wakelin
- Cao Yupeng 6 – 2 David B Gilbert
- Ding Junhui 6 – 2 Xiao Guodong
- Mark J Williams 6 – 1 Michael Holt
- Stuart Bingham 6 – 5 Ricky Walden
- Lü Haotian [73] 6 – 5 Fergal O'Brien
- Neil Robertson 6 – 5 Sam Craigie
- Zhou Yuelong 6 – 2 Jak Jones
- Mark Selby 6 – 3 Ben Woollaston
- Kyren Wilson 6 – 4 Mark King
- Jack Lisowski 6 – 2 John Higgins
- Barry Hawkins 6 – 1 Michael White
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