Mark Selby beats Ben Woollaston to progress at China Open
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.
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.
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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