Jimmy White loses Scottish Open snooker qualifier as Graeme Dott and Ricky Walden progress

10.10.2022 - 07:41 eurosport.com

Jimmy White opened with a classy 93 break against India's Himanshu Jain in his Scottish Open qualifier in Cannock but the six-time world finalist suffered a 4-3 defeat after leading 3-2.

Tour rookie Jain completed his first victory on the main circuit boosted by a 66 in the third frame to seal his place in the last 64 at Edinburgh's Meadowbank Sports Centre (28 November-4 December) live on Eurosport.

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17 Ricky Walden also progressed on Sunday, enjoying breaks of 59, 69 and 61 in a 4-2 win over Peng Yisong to reach the last 64.

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