Here is the report by WST:

THUNDER SCORCHES PATH TO XI’AN

Neil Robertson fired in two centuries on his way to clinching a place in the Xi’an Grand Prix, beating Allan Taylor 5-2 in qualifying. 

The Australian is aiming to bounce back from one of his worst ever seasons as a professional, which saw him drop to 27th in the world. Robertson looked sharp in today’s win and will hope it is a sign of things to come. He composed breaks of 137, 131 and 66 en route to victory and qualification for the final stages. 

Scotland’s four-time World Champion John Higgins was also a 5-2 victor, beating Swiss number one Alexander Ursenbacher. With Higgins leading 4-2, Ursenbacher made a break of 57 in the seventh. However, Higgins summed a trademark clearance to steal from behind, making 67 to take the frame on the pink. 

Hungary’s first ever professional Bulcsu Revesz showed his credentials with a 5-0 whitewash win over David Grace, while Latvian Artemijs Zizins scored a 5-3 win over Robbie Williams. 

The qualifying action continues on Friday with the likes of Mark Williams, Luca Brecel and Ali Carter in action. 

They still aren’t able or willing to spell Bulcsú Révész name correctly… Seriously it’s not that difficult and it’s only correct and polite to make the effort.

Other than that all the results are on snooker.org

Iulian Boiko put up a disappointing performance but, maybe, he got the call late and didn’t really have time to prepare properly. I’m sad for Martin Gould really. He’s a better player than his record tells and he’s very good to watch.

I was sorry for Cheung Ka Wai. He led 3-1 and 4-2 and at that point had scored three centuries (116, 100 and 103). But then Ryan Day came back at him and Cheung couldn’t close the match out. I suppose that experience matters and I hope that he will learn from it. With the winning line in sight, Cheung didn’t handle it well.

Although I didn’t see it – I was just following the scores – the Simon Blackwell v Ben Mertens was apparently a gruelling affair. Simon Blackwell is one of those players who doesn’t score particularly heavily – he didn’t have a single 50+ break in this match – but always seems to find a way to make it hard for their opponent. The match lacked any fluency and the players were pulled off at 4-4 and only finished when a table became available in late evening. I’m glad the Ben won it.

I was also happy to see Sunny Akani win on his return on tour. He beat Fan Zhenghyi quite convincingly.

I’m a bit surprised that Jackson Page’s defeat at the hands of Dylan Emery isn’t even mentioned.

BTW ALL matches are streamed in China, meaning there is a camera operating on every table. Why is is not offered to fans in other regions? I’m not asking for commentary or anything sophisticated. Just the images …