English Open 2021 as it happened – John Higgins, Judd Trump through but Stephen Hendry crashes out
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Updated 03/11/2021 at 07:59 GMT
Follow all the action from the English Open at the Marshall Arena in Milton Keynes with our live updates. Defending champion Judd Trump defeated Jimmy Robertson 4-2 with Mark Selby a 4-1 winner against Jamie Wilson in the afternoon. John Higgins completed a 4-0 victory over Oliver Lines before Stephen Hendry takes centre stage. Stream the English Open live and on demand on discovery+
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Around the tables
- Fergal O'Brien 4-3 Stuart Bingham
- Lu Ning w/o Allan Taylor
- John Higgins 4-0 Oliver Lines
Hendry 0-4 Wakelin
The Scot has scored 18 points and potted only six balls. Another big break for Wakelin to finish as he compiles 85 to finish. Quite sensational that display. Wakelin to face Selby in the last 32.
Hendry 0-3 Wakelin (0-50)
Quite incredible display from Wakelin here. Hendry just forced to sit and suffer. A bit like the Scotsman doing this stuff to other blokes in the 1990s.
Hendry 0-3 Wakelin (0-29)
Wakelin in among the balls again. Another rash of fine potting. The man can do no wrong tonight. Looks like an early bath for the Scotsman.
Hendry 0-3 Wakelin (0-24)
Just 24 from Wakelin. Bit of a turn up for the books given his immaculate standard. Hendry on the brink of elimination here.
Hendry 0-3 Wakelin (0-6)
The barrage of Wakelin potting continues at pace. A magnificent cut on a red to get the party started in the fourth frame. What will he score here?
Hendry 0-3 Wakelin (0-0)
Hendry having to enjoy this match from a seat in the arena. Not much you can do when a bloke is not missing any balls.
Hendry 0-2 Wakelin (0-141)
Wakelin in the form of his life here. A 141 to go with a 135 in the first frame. Too good from the world number 65.
Hendry 0-2 Wakelin (0-99)
This has been simply superb from Wakelin. Chance of a second century in three frames. Just too good with Hendry having a high break of just 12 so far.
Hendry 0-2 Wakelin (0-60)
Break goes to 60 from Wakelin before he gets a bad contact on the black. Almost over the line in this frame.
Hendry 0-2 Wakelin (0-38)
Real chance to go 3-0 clear here. And another chance of a big break.
Hendry 0-2 Wakelin (0-25)
Higgins was impressive against Lines earlier tonight, but this has been mightily sharp from the man from Rugby. Another fine long red to get this break started in the third frame.
Hendry 0-2 Wakelin (0-0)
Hendry tried to salvage the situation, but he fails to escape from a snooker and has seen enough of this frame. Big ask for Hendry to hit back from here.
Hendry 0-1 Wakelin (6-61)
An error from Hendry and Wakelin compiles enough points to leave Hendry needing a snooker. Ruthless stuff from Wakelin in the first two frames. He is halfway to a meeting with world champion Mark Selby in the last 32.
Hendry 0-1 Wakelin (6-41)
Wakelin the dominant force in this contest and he has left Hendry in a tough snooker that the legend negotiates without leaving an easy opener.
Hendry 0-1 Wakelin (0-32)
Well, that is a shock. Quickly raced to 32, but missed a black off the spot. No killer second break from Wakelin so far in this second frame.
Hendry 0-1 Wakelin (0-20)
Some lovely potting here from Wakelin. Not straightforward, but he has made 44 out of 44 pots and appears to be right in business here.
Hendry 0-1 Wakelin (0-1)
Hendry tried to slot a red from distance, but gets a double kiss on red and leaves Wakelin on an easy opening red that Hendry missed. This could spell trouble for the comeback man.
Hendry 0-1 Wakelin (0-0)
Hendry has done nothing wrong. Only played one shot. Time to get started as quickly as possible.
Hendry 0-0 Wakelin (0-135)
What a break that is from Wakelin. A blistering clearance of 135. Hendry broke off, but Wakelin slotted a long red and the rest is snooker history.
Hendry 0-0 Wakelin (0-74)
This has been superb from the Rugby man. What a start to the night. Superb stuff, really is. Chance here to compile a century. World number 65 looking every inch a man in form.
Hendry 0-0 Wakelin (0-52)
A superb long red from Wakelin to start the night in style and he is first among the balls with a good chance to score. The former English U21 champion is hitting it well as the break gallops to 52. Really tight control of the cue ball.
Hendry 0-0 Wakelin (0-0)
Hendry edged out Wakelin 3-2 when the pair collided in the first round of the British Open in August, but this is another night and a fresh challenge.
Hendry set for action
The seven-times world champion Stephen Hendry meets Chris Wakelin in the last 64. Certainly a night for Scottish snooker legends.
"I'm enjoying the process. The matches are getting some good bits, more bad bits, but we'll see what happens. One of the reasons why I came back was getting the buzz of playing in front of a crowd," said Hendry.
Higgins 4-0 Lines
"It was good, but Oli will be walking away disappointed because he had plenty of chances," said Higgins on Eurosport. "But I'm delighted."
Higgins 4-0 Lines
A closing break of 70 from Higgins. All very ominous in the end from the Scotsman, who wins 4-0 with another superb knock to finish off Lines. A 97 percent pot success for Higgins. That was some level of impressive play from the iconic Scot. Higgins through to the last 32 to face Lu Ning.
Higgins 3-0 Lines (22-53)
And here comes the Higgins charge. The last three reds in the open and there is every chance this could be a stunning recovery on the counter attack from the Scotsman.
Higgins 3-0 Lines (8-53)
Lines misses a black off the spot leading 53-0. Yet to put this frame to bed or avoid a potential whitewash.
Higgins 3-0 Lines (0-40)
Lines with another 40 break before missing a straight red. That is a poor, poor error as he again slips up when he looked poised to put a frame on the board.
Higgins 3-0 Lines (0-11)
Lines manages to cross double a red trying to play safe. Clearly a fluke, but has given him first chance to score in this fourth frame. Needs all the luck going at the moment.
Higgins 3-0 Lines (0-0)
Higgins is utterly majestic tonight. Making this look extremely easy as a break of 84 follows up the 89 and 88 as he moves 3-0 clear.
Higgins 2-0 Lines (53-0)
Lines pushes the boat out, but can't sink a long red. And he has left Higgins among the balls in this third frame. Was a fair bit off the angles with that effort and that could be another fatal error with the mood Higgins is in tonight. Some lovely cue ball control as he quickly rolls in 53.
Higgins 2-0 Lines (0-0)
An 88 from Higgins and that will be more than enough for a 2-0 lead against Lines. This has been impeccable scoring and ruthless finishing from the Players champion.
Higgins 1-0 Lines (53-37)
A lovely knock here of 53 and counting from the Wishaw man. Really punishing the Lines' error.
Higgins 1-0 Lines (0-37)
But another bad, bad miss from Lines. Routine red doesn't drop and that is a early gift for Christmas to the Higgins corner. Well, can't keep fluffing his lines like this surely.
Higgins 1-0 Lines (0-37)
An early 36 from the underdog and Higgins can't punish him by butchering a long-range red. Nice red to middle then from Lines and he is back at the table with chance to restore parity at 1-1.
Higgins 1-0 Lines
A superb 89 break from Higgins and that is 1-0 to the Scot. Lines heavily punished for that missed red. Can't afford too many more like those.
Higgins 0-0 Lines (23-11)
Big chance for Lines to score a few points, but the world number 69 misses a red bridging over another ball. Expected that to drop. And so did Higgins as he leaps out of his chair. Back at the table quite quickly.
Higgins 0-0 Lines (23-0)
Nice red from the Scotsman and he then rolls in a blue with the rest. But comes a cropper with the rest seconds later as the break breaks down on 23. Disappointing end to that contribution. What can Lines offer in response?
Higgins 0-0 Lines (11-0)
Higgins looking sharp and is off to a fine start after slotting a long red. Chance to make a few points in the opening frame.
Around the tables
Few results from the last 64 of the English Open:
- Mark Davis 4-3 Graeme Dott
- Robbie Williams 4-1 Soheil Vahedi
- Paul Deaville 4-3 Chang Bingyu
- Judd Trump 4-2 Jimmy Robertson
- Barry Hawkins 4-3 Jak Jones
- Ross Muir 4-1 Wu Yize
- Mark Selby 4-1 Jamie Wilson
- Zhao Xintong 4-0 Xu Si
- Steven Hallworth 4-2 Xiao Guodong
- Kyren Wilson 4-2 Ashley Carty
- Mark King 4-0 Cao Yupeng
- Anthony McGill 4-0Gerard Greene
Ready to get the ball rolling
First up tonight is four-times world champion John Higgins against Oliver Lines before his fellow Scot Stephen Hendry takes on Chris Wakelin. Elsewhere, 2015 world champion Stuart Bingham meets Fergal O'Brien as the battle for a last-32 spot heats up in freezing Milton Keynes.
That's your lot for this afternoon
Join us again at 6.45 GMT for the evening sesh!
Judd speaks
He's starting games well but one or two shots are making him fight to win, "very minor details" that he says are lapses of concentration. To win today, he had to get hold of his safety game, which he did, and he's happy to have his brother there with him along with his friend Darren. Hi Dazzler!
Around the tables
- Chang Bingyu [93] 2-3 Paul Deaville
- Mark Davis 0-2 Graeme Dott
- Soheil Vahedi 1-1 Robbie Williams
Judd Trump beats Jimmy Robertson 4-2!
He meets Steven Hallworth next.
Trump 3-2 Robertson (54-15)
It's Judd in next, the next red taking him out of sight.
Trump 3-2 Robertson (53-15)
But it's not! Judd runs out of position so makes do with a snooker behind the aforementioned pink, and when, following a safety exchange, he clips home a nice red, he sees the white disappear into the yellow pocket! Jimmy, though, can't capitalise, missing the long starter that's left him ... and then he drops home a red into the middle, only to see the white drift into right corner! This game! So Judd gets away, but he'll need one of the two difficult reds that are left to make sure and he can't disturb either at this visit; Jimmy now needs a snooker
Trump 3-2 Robertson (32-4)
Judd misses a plant to nothing and Jimmy has a shy at one of the reds involved, missing and sticking Judd in. There's a lot of work to be done - the pink is near the blue spot and the black has reds around it, but there are enough loose balls to make me think this is frame and match.
Trump 3-2 Robertson (12-4)
It's Jimmy in next, but he's not got great position on the next red and the awkward bridging that confronts him prevents him trying to pot blue to yellow pocket. He compounds the problem by leaving Judd a chance, but is saved when a flick off a stray red denies him a colour.
Trump 3-2 Robertson (11-0)
Judd finds a nasty little plant - the balls aren't that close nor is it straight - but he sinks it nonetheless He can't parlay it into a chance, though, so plays down the table to initiate another safety exchange.
Around the tables
- Ross Muir (a) 4-1 Wu Yize [107] (finished)
- Barry Hawkins [12] 4-3 Jak Jones [65] (finished)
- Chang Bingyu [93] 2-3 Paul Deaville
- Mark Davis 0-0 Graeme Dott
- Soheil Vahedi 0-1 Robbie Williams
Trump 3-2 Robertson
Judd misses a brown to the yellow pocket but a run of 111 is more than enough. That was beautiful to watch.
Trump 2-2 Robertson (72-0)
On which point so has Judd, who missed that red with the rest when frame four was at his mercy. But this is just devastating competence, the white totally in thrall to his brilliance.
Trump 2-2 Robertson (30-0)
Jimmy's done really well to force his way back into this because the errors he made in the first two frames must've been debilitating. But Judd hardly ever loses a best of seven and he's in first in what's no a best of three, looking as solid as ever.
Trump 2-2 Robertson
Jimmy needs all remaining reds for the frame, one of which is close to the right rail. He tidies up everything else and drops behind it off the black; this is frame ball. He strokes it in calmly, but takes his mind off the black that follows and misses it off its spot. What a huge error that could be, given who he's up against. Trump clips off the yellow and green, before tucking Jimmy in behind the pink. It's a good effort from Judd, but Jimmy escapes; Trump then goes in-off, turns it in, and we're all square!
Trump 2-1 Robertson (32-22)
This isn't good for Jimmy; he catches the blue full ball from a safety, and he's left Judd a straight jab at a red with the rest into the bottom left. A clunking heavy contact on the blue looks certain to end the break, until Judd makes a superb plant into the bottom right to regain position. There was a good six inches between the reds there, and the plant wasn't lined up straight either. That's a superb shot, but the break ends abruptly when Trump misses a routine red with the rest to the bottom right. Jimmy's in again, and needs to make this visit count.
Trump 2-1 Robertson (12-14)
Judd strokes in a deadweight long red into the green pocket to start the fourth, and he’s plum on the blue. It looks for all the world that there’s a heavy visit incoming, until Judd takes his eye of a routine black off its spot and leaves it hanging in the jaws of the bottom left. Now then Jimmy, can you step in and capitalise? No is the curt answer, as his response breaks down on 14 before he plays back up to baulk.
Trump 2-1 Robertson
Jimmy lands gun barrel straight on the pink. He pots it, racking up the half-ton in the process, before screwing back for a difficult red down the left rail. It's a tricky one but Jimmy drops it right in the middle of the pocket. That mini-crisis is over, and a total of 69 gets Jimmy on the board.
Trump 2-0 Robertson (21-41)
Judd's lead is soon toast as Jimmy starts cobbling points together. There's not much to do with the cue ball to register a sizeable visit here, and he might be able to finish this in one hit. He has to go up for the green off one of the reds, but a nice positional shot thereafter takes him over 40 and he's looking good here.
Trump 2-0 Robertson (21-5)
Again, Jimmy leaves a long one off the break and again, Judd spanks it home. Quickly, he splatters the pack, but a red blocks off the black forcing him to take pink to middle, which he does. But he's chasing and has to gently swerve around the blue to tap home a red to middle ... and he doesn't get enough on it! This is a huge chance for Jimmy! He'll know it, though - can he hold his nerve?
Around the tables
- Ross Muir (a) 4-1 Wu Yize [107]
- Barry Hawkins [12] 3-2 Jak Jones [65]
- Chang Bingyu [93] 1-1 Paul Deaville
Trump 2-0 Robertson
Judd's barely had to do anything - well, other than clear balls away, which is something - but what I mean by that is Jimmy's made it easy for him.
Trump 1-0 Robertson (73-8)
Jimmy looks extremely huffy as Judd secures the frame and well he might. That miss was a disaster, and he's halfway home in no time at all.
Trump 1-0 Robertson (1-8)
Jimmy rolls home a starter but misses a straight red to left corner and again, he'll be fearing the worst.
Trump 1-0 Robertson
And there we go.
Trump 0-0 Robertson (46-15)
But then Jimmy misses a black off its spot! Eeesh! That's going to cost him! It's costing him now!
Trump 0-0 Robertson (15-15)
Ahahahahaha! Jimmy leaves a long one off the break and Judd smashes it to right corner, then sets about accumulating points. But he quickly runs out of position and has to play safe. And it's Jimmy who gets the next chance, looking decent around the black spot.
Here they come!
Coming up next
Judd Trump [1] v Jimmy Robertson [48]
Do not mind if we do.
Around the tables
- Ross Muir (a) 2-1 Wu Yize [107]
- Barry Hawkins [12] 2-2 Jak Jones [65]
- Chang Bingyu [93] 0-0 Paul Deaville
Mark Selby beats Jamie Wilson 4-1!
That was an entertaining match, the difference Mark's ability to ignore potting errors and play a telling safety. He plays Hendry or Wakelin next.
Selby 3-1 Wilson (73-0)
Yup, this is over. Mark does make an error, underhitting a red down the rail that makes the black harder than necessary, but a gentle cut drains it and there we go.
Selby 3-1 Wilson (22-0)
A loose safety from Jamie hands Mark the table and this could be curtains.
Around the tables
- Ross Muir (a) 2-1 Wu Yize [107]
- Xu Si [98] 0-4 Zhao Xintong [25] (finished)
- Barry Hawkins [12] 1-2 Jak Jones [65]
Selby 3-1 Wilson
Jamie nearly flukes the brown but leaves it and Mark rolls it home. Blue and pink follow to secure the frame, but Jamie is giving a decent account of himself.
Selby 2-1 Wilson (48-42)
Which it does. Mark develops it off the green, but full not half-ball, so he can only play safe. But not very well, so Jamie takes on the pot as he takes on all the pots, missing it by a way but not leaving it. The chase for it is on.
Selby 2-1 Wilson (45-42)
But it's not to be. Trying to hold for a red, Jamie catches a cut on the black much too thick, returning to his seat just two points behind. He leaves nothing though, and when he returns to the table, he hammers down another terrific red, disturbing one of the two others left in the process! But a poor positional shot makes a blue into left corner harder than it needs to be ... and he misses it by plenty, so is now relying on the brown, which is close to black cush, to save the frame for him.
Selby 2-1 Wilson (36-10)
Mark plays a lovely shot, seeing home the green and coming off the side cushion into the pack. They split beautifully ... but for the fact he winds up on nothing, and plays a decent safety. So Jamie takes on a red, close to right corner but a long way away and needing a very precise contact to see it down ... and down it goes! This is a real chance for 2-2!
Selby 2-1 Wilson (16-1)
Jamie splatters the pack and doesn't get a good cue-ball, but flukes one that possibly saves the frame. Except he then takes on a difficult brown, hammering it against the far jaw of the middle pocket, and Mark is quickly about the black spot potting balls.
Around the tables
- Ross Muir (a) 1-1 Wu Yize [107]
- Xu Si [98] 0-3 Zhao Xintong [25]
- Barry Hawkins [12] 1-2 Jak Jones [65]
Selby 2-1 Wilson (58-63)
Mark pots the brown very nicely, gets on the blue, sees off the pink ... and he misses the black! What a crazy frame this is! It's over the hole; Jamie won't miss this!
Selby 2-0 Wilson (43-63)
Nooooo! Jamie catches the brown trying to pot the green and snookers Mark, who takes the blue as a free ball; he's now back in the frame, needing just one snooker, and then OH MY DAYS! Playing the green a second time, Jamie catches the pink which is close to it, and he's having a proper shocker here. Perhaps the brown, close to the bottom cushion, will save him, or the black, stuck on its own cushion, but if not, his grandkids are going to have nightmares about this fame.
Selby 2-0 Wilson (28-61)
Eeesh! Mark disturbs the final red off a blue, nudging it over the middle. But with the white below it, he's gone a centimetre too far, so has to try it to the yellow pocket and clips the cushion too early. Jamie quickly drains it to leave Mark needing a snooker,and he's going to get on the board! Well done him!
Selby 2-0 Wilson (22-58)
Jamie's not quite as precise as you need to be at this level but he cobbles together a decent run thanks to some decent recovery pots and soon enough he's contemplating frame-ball. But then he overcuts the black needing just it and one more red! Oh no! This game! Mark responds to this oversight as compassionately as you'd expect, sending down an opening red, and though the remaining balls aren't easy, you expect him to disappear them nevertheless.
Selby 2-0 Wilson (8-16)
The white slides off the cluster en route back to baulk, pulling up and allowing Mark to drain a starter with the rest. A pink then a red, off which he rattles the pack, but the black will also require the rest and he clips it too thick! This is a chance for Jamie, who quickly gets himself away.
Around the tables
- Ross Muir (a) 0-1 Wu Yize [107]
- Xu Si [98] 0-2 Zhao Xintong [25]
- Barry Hawkins [12] 1-1 Jak Jones [65]
Selby 2-0 Wilson
A run of 77 and Mark's halfway there. He's not at his best yet, but his ability to hit that baulk cushion is without peer.
Selby 1-0 Wilson (61-14)
Mark compiles a decent lead but runs out of position so has to panel a blue, hoping to disturb a red. He can't make it happen, but as ever, he takes the opportunity to stick his opponent onto the baulk cushion and Jamie's roll-up lacks the pop it needs to land on the cluster. So Mark eases home a long starter to the green pocket, sends down the black, and next time he's on it he liberates another red. This will soon be 2-0.
Selby 1-0 Wilson (13-14)
Another fine red sets Jamie away; can he make it count? Apparently he's finding the pro tour harder than he expected - you've got to admire his confidence in thinking it'd be fine - but again he runs out of position, playing safe but not hitting the baulk cushion, handing a chance to Mark. Mark being Mark, he quickly clips home a starter, then nudges the pack off the blue, freeing the black in the process. This is a good chance to establish command of this match.
Around the tables
- Ross Muir (a) 0-1 Wu Yize [107]
- Xu Si [98] 0-1 Zhao Xintong [25]
- Barry Hawkins [12] 0-1 Jak Jones [65]
Selby 1-0 Wilson
A run of 47 is enough for Selby.
Selby 0-0 Wilson (58-26)
Mark plays a poor shot so has to back-cut a red, clipping the green in the process. Consequently, he needs a serious pot to keep things going, green to right middle ... and it's there! That will put in front.
Selby 0-0 Wilson (34-26)
This is impressive from Jamie, who looks confident and composed playing the world champ. When he runs out of position he doesn't force things, playing safe, and another protracted exchange ensues. But he eventually errs, leaving a red for Mark, who quickly disturbs the four that are on the top cushion, either unavailable or blocking each other. One more good pot, a cut slid parallel to the rail and in, leaves the frame at his mercy, and this should be 1-0.
Selby 0-0 Wilson (17-26)
The way Jamie hung with Mark in the safety speaks volumes, and when a quarter-chance presents itself, he nails a bazzing long red to right corner. The black's tied up but the pink is in commission, so this is a decent chance to rack up a decent lead.
Selby 0-0 Wilson (17-1)
Mark underhits the white when potting a red, so plays safe off the brown, and though Jamie foul-misses, he doesn't leave an opportunity.
Selby 0-0 Wilson (7-1)
Jamie is renowned as a fine long potter, and he nails a fine opening red. But he's also renowned for breaking down when set - his biggest break on tour is 77 - and he takes on a tricky yellow, missing. At 17, though, he's well ahead of schedule, so has plenty of time to improve his consistency, though in the meantime, Mark is around the black spot establishing a lead.
And off we go!
Happy feelings
I'm glad to see Anthony McGill back in form - he's got a terrific game and stones for the ages. Similarly, Kyren Wilson took time off in the close season - he just told our telly lads that he didn't pick up a cue for a couple of months, which is very out of character for someone so dedicated - and has been slow getting going again. But he found a 135 to close out his match this morning, and if he finds his flow will be a threat here.
This morning's activity
- Xiao Guodong [32] 2-4 Steven Hallworth [70]
- Anthony McGill [16] 4-0 Gerard Greene [101]
- Cao Yupeng [86] 0-4 Mark King [59]
- Kyren Wilson [5] 4-2 Ashley Carty [71]
Afternoon all
And welcome to an absolutely bumper day of glorious snook. We're going to kick-off with Selby v Wilson then continue with Trump v Robertson - or in other words, stick with us because we've got you.
DAY 1 RECAP
Judd Trump, Mark Selby, Ronnie O'Sullivan and John Higgins all made it through on day 1 of the English Open in Milton Keynes on Monday.
However, the biggest talking point of the day was world number five Kyren Wilson hitting out at his perceived lack of exposure to the main table. Here is what he said to Dave Hendon after he beat Noppon Saengkham:
“I just want a bit of time on table one, to be honest, Dave,” began the four-time ranking event winner.
“I feel like I can't remember the last time I played on television. So yeah, it would be nice to rack up that experience again. And I feel like as a world number five, I'd like to be on there a little bit more.
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‘The game needs to let new characters come through’ – Wilson hits out at perceived lack of exposure
Asked whether his lack of time on the main table bothered him, Wilson was emphatic.
Yeah, I'm sick and tired of seeing the same faces all the time. I feel like I've done enough to warrant being on table one.
"And, you know, the game needs to sort of let new characters come through.
The 29-year-old then joked that he might go to extreme lengths to secure the sought-after spot on the main table.
I might start playing snooker naked – that might start getting me on table 1 a little bit more.
Wilson’s comments were put to Judd Trump after his 4-1 win over Matthew Selt later in the day on Monday. However, the world number one had limited sympathy.
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‘You have to earn it!’ - Judd Trump responds to Kyren Wilson ‘naked’ jibe
“I was in his position for eight or nine years until I became world champion and won all the events,” began Trump.
“I was doing exactly what he was doing. And I felt like I was hard done by Ronnie [O’Sullivan], Mark Selby and everyone who was on that match table. I'd be the player on table three at the back.
You have to earn it, you've got to win the world championship, you got to be number one, you have to get up there.
“Otherwise, you're kind of relying on the other players not playing at the same time as you. So unless he wins the big events, he's not probably going to be there.”
Trump began the defence of his title with a resounding 4-1 win against Selt in the early afternoon but it was a less straightforward affair for world champion Mark Selby, who beat amateur Sanderson Lam 4-2.
ROUND 2
Tue 2 No v 10am
- Xiao Guodong [32] v Steven Hallworth [70]
- Anthony McGill [16] v Gerard Greene [101]
- Cao Yupeng [86] v Mark King [59]
- Kyren Wilson [5] v Ashley Carty [71]
Tue 2 Nov 1pm
- Ross Muir (a) v Wu Yize [107]
- Xu Si [98] v Zhao Xintong [25]
- Barry Hawkins [12] v Jak Jones [65]
- Jamie Wilson [85] v Mark Selby [2]
Est. Tue 2 Nov 3pm
- Judd Trump [1] v Jimmy Robertson [48]
- Chang Bingyu [93] v Lloyd / Deaville
- Soheil Vahedi (a) v Robbie Williams [68]
- Mark Davis [49] v Graeme Dott [20]
Tue 2 Nov 7pm
- Fergal O'Brien [77] v Stuart Bingham [13]
- Akani Songsermsawad [57] v Ricky Walden [29]
- J Higgins / Zhao Jianbo v Oliver Lines [69]
Est. Tue 2 Nov 8pm
- Mark Joyce [63] v Jamie Clarke [67]
- Stephen Hendry [89] v Chris Wakelin [61]
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