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Matthew Stevens produced some vintage form to complete a 4-1 win over former UK holder Stephen Maguire in British Open qualifying. The 2000 and 2005 world finalist rolled in breaks of 77, 56, 60 and 71 with Maguire finding the heat too much at the Robin Park Leisure Centre in Wigan.
European Masters champion Fan Zhengyi and three-time ranking event winner Marco Fu suffered early exits in British Open qualifying on Saturday. Fan lost 4-0 to Crucible qualifier Jamie Clarke, who made breaks of 77, 59 and 50 with Fan's 54 in the third frame not enough to prevent the whitewash.
UK champion Zhao Xintong, Marco Fu and Scott Donaldson have progressed to the last 32 of the European Masters in Furth after a series of visa issues hit the German event. Their respective opponents, Li Hang, Chang Bingyu and Lei Peifan, have all been forced to withdraw from the season's second ranking tournament (16-21 August LIVE on discovery+ and Eurosport) due to travel problems. Ad World champion Ronnie O'Sullivan has already announced he will not be travelling to Germany due to medical reasons.
Anthony Hamilton ended Jimmy White's hopes of reaching the British Open last 64 with a 4-0 whitewash of the 'Whirlwind' in Wigan. White rolled in a magical 133 break in completing a 5-4 win over Andrew Pagett in European Masters qualifying last month, but could not emulate that form against former German Masters winner Hamilton, who finished with a break of 100 to advance. Ad White is a two-time winner of the British Open.
Ronnie O’Sullivan is set to appear as a special guest at the FIM Speedway Grand Prix of Great Britain in Cardiff. The reigning world snooker champion will be at the Principality Stadium in the Welsh capital with discovery+ to watch round six of what has been a thrilling season of Speedway GP action so far.
Ng On Yee – the three-time women's world champion – completed a 4-3 win over 1997 world champion Ken Doherty in British Open qualifying boosted by a timely fluke in the final frame. Doherty produced the highest break of a fairly forgettable contest with a 52 in the fourth frame enough to level at 2-2 from 2-0 behind at the Robin Park Leisure Centre in Wigan. Ad The Irishman moved 3-2 clear in a scrappy battle only for Ng to edge the final two frames to take her place in the random draw for the last 64 in Milton Keynes (26 September-2 October) next month.
Ed Slater says he has been overwhelmed by support from the rugby community after being diagnosed with motor neurone disease.
Ding Junhui showed his class as he finished with a brilliant 128 break to book his place in the British Open last 64 with a 4-2 win over Oliver Lines in Wigan. The 35-year-old Chinese icon has not won a ranking title since his 2019 success at the UK Championship, but certainly looked to be in the mood at the Robin Park Leisure Centre on Wednesday afternoon. Ad A break of 51 in the opening frame helped him establish a 2-0 lead before world No.