Whilst the final week-end was underway in Scotland, the top amateurs were competing in the Q-Tour event 5, in the hope to gain or re-gain a professional status.
Michael Holt won his second UK/Europe Q Tour event title of the season and climbed to the top of the overall rankings after he defeated Daniel Womersley 5-1 in the Event Five final at the Castle Snooker Club in Brighton.
With just two events remaining in the series, Holt – who triumphed at Event Two in Stockholm in September – is in pole position to win the rankings race and earn promotion back to the professional circuit.
Former Shoot Out winner Holt began his challenge on the south coast of England with 3-1 victories against Patrick Whelan and Joshua Cooper; recovering from the loss of the opening frame in both matches. In the last 16, Holt hit a break of 140 in the first frame of a 3-1 win over Neal Jones.
Returning for the eight-player finals day, the 45-year-old registered a trio of half-centuries as he saw off former European under-21 finalist Hayden Staniland 4-1.
In the last four, Holt ousted fellow ex-professional Barry Pinches 4-3. Holt led three times earlier in the match but was pegged back by Pinches on each occasion, although the Nottingham cueist secured the frame which mattered the most.
Womersley made his way through the other side of the draw to reach his maiden Q Tour event final.
A winner on the English Amateur Snooker Tour, the 31-year-old defeated Matthew Day and Aaron Busuttil in the last 64 and 32, respectively, before crafting a break of 121 in the deciding frame of a 3-2 win against Sydney Wilson in the last 16. Womersley then pipped Luke Pinches 4-3 in the last eight and denied Chris Totten 4-0 in the semi-finals.
In what would be a superb performance in the final, Holt enjoyed an ideal start to the title match as he constructed breaks of 54 and 118 in building a 2-0 lead.
A response came from Womersley in frame three with an effort of 89 to get off the mark but Holt hit a 75 as he re-established a two-frame cushion heading into the mid-session interval.
On resumption, Holt continued his assault on the title, and with runs of 73 and 115 he capped off an impressive display and doubled his trophy count on this season’s Tour.
Holt’s latest success sees him overtake Liam Davies at the summit of the standings with a 1,900-point advantage. The final two regular events of the UK/Europe Q Tour season are set to take place in January (Sofia, Bulgaria) and February (Leeds, England).
In total, 17 players made century breaks across the three days in Brighton. The highest was a 143 compiled by Whelan.
The defending champion, Gary Wilson beat Noppen Saengkham by 9-5 yesterday evening to become the 2023 Scottish Open Champion again and win the second ranking title of his career. It is a remarkable feat: since the game was opened in 1991, only once had a “first time” champion defended his title: Mark Allen when he won the Haikou World Open in 2012 and 2013.
Gary Wilson defeated Thailand’s Noppon Saengkham 9-5 to win the BetVictor Scottish Open for a second year in a row and retain the Stephen Hendry Trophy in Edinburgh.
The Wallsend cueman dramatically lifted a maiden ranking title here in Edinburgh 12 months ago. On that occasion Wilson thrashed Joe O’Connor 9-2 to claim the title. Despite the resounding nature of his maiden triumph it came after 18 years of toil as a professional, two final defeats and three semi-final losses.
The year which followed saw Wilson fail to capitalise on the momentum acquired from his breakthrough victory. However, Edinburgh will be a city which is forever embedded in the Englishman’s snooker psyche, with the Scottish capital once again providing the venue for a moment of glory. Wilson openly admitted to struggles with his form in the early stages this week, but battled through to the final where he showed his class.
The semi-finals saw Wilson come back from the dead to earn his place in the title match. He required three snookers in the deciding frame against Zhou Yuelong, but forced a re-spotted black and eventually deposited it to clinch the most dramatic of 6-5 victories. A more comfortable performance today saw him take full advantage and capture his second ranking title and the £80,000 top prize.
Saengkham tastes defeat in his maiden ranking final appearance. However, he can reflect on a week which has seen him finally break through the semi-final barrier at the fifth time of asking. He defeated the likes of Ali Carter and John Higgins on the way to the final and takes home the runner-up cheque of £35,000.
The afternoon session saw Wilson establish a commanding advantage, moving 6-2 ahead coming into tonight’s finale. When play got underway run of 81 extended the gap to five frames, before Saengkham came firing back with breaks of 132 and 97 to stay in contention at 7-4. However, Wilson crucially took the last before the mid-session to leave himself needing just a solitary frame for victory at 8-4.
After the break it was Saengkham who edged a tight 13th to remain in it, but it was a short lived reprieve. Wilson composed a match winning 53 in the next to get over the line and clinch the title.
“This game is crazy. I was absolutely nowhere for quite a while and didn’t expect anything this week. Slowly but surely I found a little bit and a little bit more, to the point where I am actually quite proud of myself for the final. I’ve wanted to play in a final again and play in a solid way like I used to play when I was younger. I felt like I played that way,” said 38-year-old Wilson.
“I was so relieved just to get one (a first ranking event victory) and I thought that whatever happened after that I didn’t care. I managed to eventually get one. Even after that I was struggling loads and I just managed to find a little bit of a game out of nowhere.
“There is something about certain places, where you feel comfortable and happy. I felt like that last year and I feel like that again this year. It didn’t seem like a year. It seemed like a few months.
“I want to say all credit to Noppon. He’s put on an absolutely incredible performance. I know it is his first final. I remember my first final and I was absolutely nowhere. To pot the balls he does is unbelievable. You can’t leave the white anywhere but the cushion or he is just going to slam a long ball in every time.”
Saengkham said: “I have to give all of the credit to Gary. In the first session he was very strong. He scored very heavily and he controlled everything with the safety game. I had so much pressure because he didn’t miss and was very good.
“I promise I will be back one day. I have to say thanks to all of the fans. Thank you.”
Noppon struggled badly in the first session. That was maybe to be expected as it was his first ever final. But he made it a game in the second session to the delight of the crowd.
Both finalists were credits to their sport and deserve a lot of praise. Both were well supported by the Scottish fans who were very fair and well behaved all tournament.
This victory brings Gary to number 17 in the current rankings, with his spot in the World Grand Prix guaranteed as well. More importantly maybe, it makes him provisionally ranked 13th in the “Crucible” seedings with a cushion of 25500 points on Bary Hawkins who is now 17th.
Defending champion Gary Wilson came from requiring three snookers in the deciding frame to beat China’s Zhou Yuelong 6-5 and reach the BetVictor Scottish Open final in Edinburgh.
It had appeared that Zhou was set to run out the victor in the final frame after an opening break of 69. Wilson edged himself back into contention, but when Zhou potted the green he punched the air after leaving his opponent requiring three snookers to win. Wilson got one of them on the brown and another on the blue to give himself the opportunity of a re-spotted black, which he took. Eventually Zhou spurned a chance and Wilson deposited the black to the middle pocket to seal an unlikely victory.
Zhou had seized control of the encounter this afternoon after breaks of 106, 56 and 77 helped him to establish a 5-3 advantage. However, world number 20 Wilson dug deep and composed contributions of 122 and 54 to force what would prove to be the most dramatic of deciders.
Victory sees Wilson make the fourth ranking final of his career, where he will have the chance to claim a second title. The Wallsend cueman lifted the Stephen Hendry Trophy here 12 months ago when he thrashed Joe O’Connor 9-2 in the final. He now awaits either Scotland’s four-time World Champion John Higgins or Thai number one Noppon Saengkham.
Defeat comes will be a bitter blow for Zhou, who remains without silverware on his professional resume. He’s now appeared in six ranking semi-finals and three finals without taking home the title.
“I’m shocked. Absolutely shocked. I’m shaking like a leaf here. It was just one of those crazy games. It wasn’t a great game. I was really struggling technically. I just fought and fought,” said 38-year-old Wilson.
“I’ve been there. I’ve had plenty of opportunities in the past that I’ve squandered to go on and win an event. I think there are some players that have to go through that. I’ve got the upmost respect for Zhou. He’s got bottle as well. I’m not questioning that. The phenomenal players win tournaments and those that are trying to get one have to sometimes go through that and sometimes it is your turn. It will be his turn soon enough.
“You are going through it. At the end it was just a release. I was so pent up that when I potted the last black I was just delighted to win a game like that for a change. It doesn’t happen very often.”
The decider was sheer nail-biting stuff. I don’t know of any other sport that can create such drama.
Thailand’s Noppon Saengkham went on a five frame blitz to beat home favourite John Higgins 6-3 and reach his first ever ranking event final at the BetVictor Scottish Open in Edinburgh.
World number 26 Saengkham has come close to earning a shot at snooker glory on several occasions. He agonisingly fell short in all four of his ranking event semi-final appearances to date at the 2018 Welsh Open, 2018 World Open, 2022 British Open and the 2023 World Grand Prix.
Saengkham’s first final sees him pitted against defending champion Gary Wilson, who came through a thrilling re-spotted black in the decider to beat Zhou Yuelong 6-5 earlier. The title match will be played over the best of 17 frames with the winner receiving £80,000 and the Stephen Hendry Trophy.
If Saengkham were to win tomorrow he would be come the third Thai player to win a ranking title, following in the footsteps of the legendary James Wattana and current tour contemporary Thepchaiya Un-Nooh.
Defeat sees 31-time ranking event winner Higgins continue his quest for a maiden Scottish Open title. The Glaswegian was runner-up in 2016 to Marco Fu and 2021 to Luca Brecel. Higgins also lost a semi-final to Neil Robertson back in 2017.
It was Higgins who delighted a packed crowd in the early stages to gain a stranglehold on proceedings. Breaks of 130 and 92 helped him into a 3-1 advantage ahead of the mid-session interval. However, when play resumed Saengkham took charge.
An incredible clearance of 32 saw him take the fifth on the black to make it 3-2, before a century break of 133 restored parity at 3-3. He claimed a tight seventh and then fired in runs of 120 and 83 to wrap up a landmark 6-3 victory. After getting over the line, Saengkham was in tears and was embraced by Higgins as the pair received a standing ovation from the packed out arena.
“When I was 3-1 down I just had a 15 minute break. I felt nervous and went back to talk with my wife and little Believe (his daughter). I knew it could either happen again and I could lose in another semi-final or I could win today. I just tried to stay in the game and control something. I did it today,” said 31-year-old Saengkham. “Tomorrow anything can happen. If it can be my day, then it will be very good for me.
“John said that I was special, that he hopes I win tomorrow and that I can do it. I can’t really remember as I was so happy at that time.”
Higgins said: “I’m gutted because I’d dearly have loved to have won it here. Take nothing away from Noppon. He was fabulous in the last five frames. I know I missed a few positional shots, I should have went 4-1 in front and ran out of position. He put me under pressure. His long potting was incredible. At the end he was crying and it is his first final. You have to give him all of the credit in the world. I know Gary is a lovely boy but I’d love to see Noppon win. It would be his first title and Gary had his first here last year.”
I can’t comment on that match as I didn’t watch it (yet). I have to confess that I didn’t expect Noppon to win, but I’m delighted he did. I’m not a fan of John Higgins. When I watch him play, I do admire his skills, but, for some reason I don’t understand myself, he bores me. And, also, no matter how long it has been since, I can’t forget what I saw and heard on “that night” at the Crucible in 2010.
Today, Noppon will compete in his first final, Gary will try to defend his maiden title. I can’t remember anyone doing this. There is a lot at stake for both. Whoever wins, I will be happy for him and sorry for his opponent.
John Higgins is through to the semi-finals of the BetVictor Scottish Open for the fourth time in his career, after beating Tom Ford 5-3 at the Morningside Sport Centre in Edinburgh.
The legendary Scot is hunting a maiden title in his home event, having already come close to capturing the Stephen Hendry Trophy on a number of occasions. Higgins was runner-up in 2016 and 2021 to Marco Fu and Luca Brecel respectively.
Higgins has been struggling to find his best game in previous round this week, but the 31-time ranking event winner now finds himself just two wins a way from a 32nd and a first since the 2021 Players Championship.
The opening stages of this evening’s encounter saw Higgins begin to hit form, with the Glaswegian firing in breaks of 132, 61 and 64 to establish a quickfire 3-1 lead. However, world number 18 Ford dug deep to claw his way back into contention.
Breaks of 58, 56 and 99 helped the Leicester cueman take three in response to restore parity at 3-3. Higgins took a hard fought seventh to stop the rot and a break of 71 in the eighth took him over the line as a 5-3 victor.
Higgins said: “I think Tom put me under pressure to go 3-3. I wasn’t getting clear cut chances, it was half chances. He missed a couple in the seventh which was a big one. He could have got on top, but luckily I managed to get the frame and finished the match off.
“It was a big win for me. I’ve lost a few times to Tom and he is such an improved player. His head doesn’t really go the way it used to in previous years. He is a top player. I know I’m going to have to play well tomorrow night now.”
Up next for Higgins will be Thailand’s Noppon Saengkham, who earned a 5-3 victory over maiden ranking event quarter-finalist Sanderson Lam.
Saengkham is gunning for a first trip to a ranking event final, having lost in the semis four times. He’s met Higgins twice in the Scottish Open previously, with the Scot prevailing in 2021 and the Thai scoring a win in 2020.
Saengkham said: “I’ve never got past the semi-finals. It would be good to happen tomorrow if I can, because one of my targets and one of my dreams is to win a trophy. I hope I can do this one day, I don’t know when.
“I think John is a top player. I hope tomorrow is going to be my day. I will just enjoy the game. I don’t know what will happen, but I will enjoy, smile and fight.”
Defending champion Gary Wilson earned his progression with a blistering 5-0 defeat of former Shoot Out Champion Chris Wakelin.
Wilson put on a break building barrage with runs of 68, 96, 118, 68 and 82. He faces China’s Zhou Yuelong in the semi-finals after he scored a nerve shredding 5-4 win over 2015 World Champion Stuart Bingham.
This report focuses almost entirely on the evening session and on John Higgins. It’s a shame. Gary Wilson is the defending champion, he’s trying to defend his first ever ranking title and doing a seriously good job of it. There isn’t much more Chris Wakelin could have done yesterday afternoon. He was kept cold all match. Gary was really impressive!
The next match in the afternoon was the completely opposite: it was hard fought. Neither player was at their best, but both were giving it all. It was compelling. If Gary can reproduce the form he showed yesterday Zhou is facing a titanic task today.
Ronnie O’Sullivan calls out rival after ‘disrespectful’ rant over Scottish Open withdrawal
Ronnie O’Sullivan has spoken out after his controversial withdrawal from the Scottish Open.
By Jack McEachen
Home favourite Graham was over the moon for a chance to compete against the sport’s greatest-ever player, who was off the back of a UK Championship win.
However, the tournament organisers were forced to scramble for a last-minute replacement after announcing that O’Sullivan had pulled out of the event at the 11th hour. This came after the 48-year-old hinted that he may miss the Scottish Open following his victory over Ding Junhui at the Barbican in York.
Graham was frustrated as his family and friends had taken time off work to travel to the tournament and watch him face O’Sullivan, with the teenager upset at the manner of the withdrawal.
But O’Sullivan has since set the record straight on the claims that he was disrespectful to his opponent. “I’m feeling alright, not too bad,” he told Eurosport when asked for an update on his medical concern. “I’ve recovered from the UK Championship. It was a hard tournament and took a lot out of me so I wasn’t quite ready to come and play here at the Scottish Open.
“Which was really disappointing as I love this tournament, love this city, love this venue and contrary to what everyone said I did pull out on Sunday night. I didn’t leave it until the last minute like everyone said and seems to think because I wouldn’t do that. But still happy to be here and watching a great tournament with fantastic players.”
O’Sullivan has also received surprise backing from long-time rival Shaun Murphy, who insisted that a “misunderstanding” led to the announcement of the Rocket’s withdrawal. Murphy believes that O’Sullivan did nothing wrong and was within the rules to decide against competing.
So, exactly as I expected, Ronnie did not withdraw last minute, but WST announced it last minute and kept his name in the draw for as long as possible. Sunday night is still late but it would have been possible for Alfie to travel if he had been asked on the Sunday. I very much doubt that Ronnie would say that he withdrew early enough if he wasn’t able to prove it. Was it a genuine misunderstanding or was it deliberate? Was it that WST was too busy at the Shoot Out and would missed the message? I’m not sure and everyone will have an opinion on it. I have mine… the fact is that keeping him in the draw may have sold some more tickets. Was that more important than giving another youngster an opportunity to play and allowing Liam to play in front of his family and friends? As I said everyone will have an opinion…
John Higgins scored a hard fought 4-2 win over Lyu Haotian to remain in contention to win his home event, the BetVictor Scottish Open, for the first time at the Meadowbank Sports Centre in Edinburgh.
The four-time World Champion made Scottish Open finals in 2016 and 2021, but was defeated on both occasions by Marco Fu and Luca Brecel respectively. He now faces Tom Ford in the last eight after he booked his place with a 4-2 defeat of Martin O’Donnell.
Higgins is seeking a first piece of ranking silverware since the 2021 Players Championship. In the time since that tournament, the legendary Scot made finals at four ranking events and the Champion of Champions, but is yet to add to his 31 career ranking titles.
It was China’s Lyu who got up and running with a break of 89 to take the opener this evening. Higgins responded with two on the bounce to take the lead, but a run of 91 saw Lyu square things up at 2-2. Higgins crucially fluked the last red in the fifth, leaving himself a treacherous green across the nap with the white in the jaws. He potted it and cleared to move one from the win. A break of 51 in the sixth gave Higgins control and he got over the line to book his last eight berth.
“I’m delighted with winning tonight. I didn’t play my best and neither did Lyu. It is nice to get through and I will try to get ready for tomorrow now,” said 48-year-old Higgins.
“It’s not enjoyable when you aren’t playing great, but I’m playing in front of a lot of the fans that are supporting the Scottish boys to try and do well. I’m just trying to give that little bit extra out there. Luckily so far I’ve managed to do that this week.
“I’ve lost a couple of Scottish Open finals so it would mean a great deal to win. I’m not counting my chickens at all. I’ve got a really tough game in the next round, so I’ll just get ready for that.”
Defending champion Gary Wilson continued his campaign with a 4-1 win over Malaysia’s Rory Thor to make the quarter-finals. The Wallsend cueman crafted breaks of 87, 88, 80 and 89 on his way to victory, with two maximum opportunities among those frames. He now plays former Shoot Out champion Chris Wakelin, who defeated Kyren Wilson 4-2.
Noppon Saengkham defeated Matthew Selt 4-3 to make the quarters and will face Sanderson Lam, who beat Anthony McGill 4-1 to reach the last eight of a ranking event for the first time.
Stuart Bingham put on a sublime display to whitewash an in form Zhang Anda 4-0. Bingham crafted runs of 119, 68, 65 and 89 en route to victory. Next up the Basildon cueman plays Zhou Yuelong, who beat Dominic Dale 4-0. Bingham must win to make the top 32 in the one-year list and earn a place at the World Grand Prix.
This is certainly not a QF line-up many would have predicted.
Gary Wilson is making his defence of his first ever ranking title a good one. His hair cuts and waistcoats may not be as flamboyant as they used to be, but his snooker yesterday certainly was: he had two maximum attempts in his lat 16 match. In frame three, he ran out of position after the 11th red and and had to play the pink instead of the black. In frame five, he missed the 12th black. It’s all the more remarkable because Gary had already played a match in the afternoon, beating Joe O’Connor by 4-3 and Joe always makes it hard for his opponents.
The man Gary beat in the last 16, Rory Thor, deserves a mention. Rory has just regained his tour card this season and had beaten Graeme Dott, Daniel Wells and Ashley Carty to reach the fourth round. Not bad!
Kyren Wilson had battled from 3-0 down to beat David Gilbert in his last 32 match. Gilbert missed a match ball pink in frame five and never recovered mentally. Maybe that match took a bit too much out of Kyren who had to play his (last 16) second match in the evening. Kyren was beaten by the much improved Chris Wakelin. Last season Shoot Out win was truly a “transforming” moment for Chris.
Stuart Bingham, who is now playing with glasses, has not got the best of season so far, but impressed yesterday. I suppose that getting used to the glasses was always going to take a bit of time.
Sanderson Lam is probably one of the most improved players of the season so far. He played a very good match to beat Anthony McGill by 4-1. It was Anthony who scored the only 50+ break of the match, but Sanderson outplayed him tactically and didn’t falter on the important balls. Well done Sanderson! I suppose that not having “the gang” in the crowd, teasing, joking and generally playing havoc, helps the concentration big time!
As the”last 32″ round is still underway in Edinburg with 8 more matches to be played today, we already know that there will be no member of the top 8 in the “last 16” . The carnage continues…
Martin O’Donnell ended World Champion Luca Brecel’s chances of qualifying for the World Grand Prix and enhanced his own, with a 4-2 win over the Belgian at the BetVictor Scottish Open in Edinburgh.
Both players came into the game knowing that the winner would push themselves into position to earn a place at the World Grand Prix, whilst the loser would be out of the race. Only the top 32 players of the season so far will qualify for the Leicester event and Crucible king Brecel is now destined to finish outside of that bracket.
O’Donnell scored an excellent win over Mark Selby on a run to the quarter-finals of the BetVictor English Open earlier this season and he’s earned an equally impressive result in the Scottish capital this week.
Brecel took the opener this evening, before breaks of 59, 75 and 70 from O’Donnell saw him establish a 3-1 lead. A 44-minute fifth went the way of Brecel to keep him in contention, but O’Donnell crafted a fine run of 85 to get over the line and seal an an important win.
“It feels great. Out there playing the World Champion on the main stage and to score like I did was great. It felt really nice,” said world number 80 O’Donnell.
“I had a really good win on the main table against Mark Selby at the English Open and that helped me out there today. That experience of beating someone of that stature, a multiple World Champion. I played well that day. It gives you the belief that you can do it again and thankfully I did today.”
Matthew Selt prevailed in a 76-minute deciding frame to conquer four-time World Champion Selby 4-3 and earn his place in the last 16.
It’s the first time that Selt has beaten Selby in a ranking event and earns him a clash with Thailand’s Noppon Saengkham in the next round. The marathon final frame this evening came all the way down to the colours, where Selby crucially spurned a brown. Selt potted from brown topink to earn a big victory.
Selt said: “It’s a fantastic result for me and a big scalp. I’ve never beaten Mark before in a ranking event and the pressure got the best of me in the decider. I thought I played really well up until that. I had a couple of chances and started to freeze a bit because of my record against him. I counted myself very lucky in the end, but I potted some good balls and I’d like to think I was the worthy winner.”
Kyren Wilson put on a sensational performance to defeat former Welsh Open winner Jordan Brown 4-0 in just 45 minutes.
Such was the dominance of Wilson, his opponent only accrued three minutes and 41 seconds of table time throughout the whole match. Wilson fired in breaks of 126, 74, 129 and 106 on his way to the win. He now plays David Gilbert.
Scotland’s John Higgins defeated Ricky Walden 4-3 with the clock just shy of midnight, while Tom Ford scored a late night 4-3 win against Ding Junhui.
As it stands, John Higgins is the only member of the top 16 who is currently guaranteed to play in the round of 16: Kyren Wilson and Zhang Anda both need to win their match this afternoon to get there and Kyren faces a tough opponent in David Gilbert.
Martin O’Donnell played well in beating Luca Brecel. He’s nicknamed “the Minister of Defence” but, to his credit, yesterday he played an open attacking game and it paid off. Yes, he’s rather slow, but his shot selection was positive.
Earlier in the day, Sam Craigie played well to beat Yuan Sijun who was unusually poor. Gary Wilson beat the young Xing Zihao by 4-3 from 3-1 down. Xing suffered a bad case of “clinching disease”. From 3-1 up, his game deteriorated and his whole facial expression and body language were crying “anxiety!”. I found it hard to watch and that’s nothing against Gary Wilson. I know that many fans find the view of a player unraveling badly “compelling” but I’m not like that.
The draw for the world ranking event has been made, and with a new format this season, matches involving the top eight seeds will be held over to the final stages in Berlin, to run from January 29 to February 4.
Kleckers will compete at the Tempodrom for the first time in his career, against Trump who won the title in 2020 and 2021. Ali Carter lifted the Brandon Parker Trophy last season after beating Tom Ford in the final, and the Captain will begin the defence of his title against two-time ranking event winner Michael White.
The eight held over matches are: Ali Carter v Michael White Shaun Murphy v Xu Si Mark Allen v Manasawin Phetmalaikul Judd Trump v Lukas Kleckers Ronnie O’Sullivan v Julien Leclercq Mark Selby v Marco Fu Neil Robertson v Sanderson Lam Luca Brecel v Ishpreet Singh Chadha
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All other first round matches will take place in the qualifiers which run from December 18 to 22 at Ponds Forge in Sheffield. Fans will be welcome for just £10 per day. Notable fixtures include:
Pang Junxu v Jimmy White Hossein Vafaei v Mink Nutcharut Mark Williams v David Grace Stephen Maguire v Rebecca Kenna John Higgins v Daniel Wells Ryan Day v Stan Moody Ding Junhui v Yuan Sijun Kyren Wilson v Oliver Lines
Televised by Eurosport, discovery+ and a range of other broadcasters worldwide, the BetVictor German Masters is the penultimate event in the 2023/24 BetVictor Series.
So Ronnie has entered the event. He doesn’t need to qualify and, provided that his health improves, he should be there. It’s a great venue, in a great city and the crowd is always very enthusiast. Julien Leclercq is very capable and plays an open game. This should be good. Fingers crossed!
Ronnie O'Sullivan 