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Gibraltar Open 2022 - 'Nobody's achieved what I've achieved' - Neil Robertson affirms status as a snooker 'great'

Neil Robertson believes he is in ‘a different category to a lot of other people’ in snooker after his achievements in the game. The Australian who has won three titles this season including the Masters, picked up a 4-2 win over Liang Wenbo in the first round of the Gibraltar Open. Ad/> Speaking afterwards, Robertson, 40, was asked if he considered himself one of the greats of the game and his response was emphatic.

'Had to fly back to UK' – Bad weather and travel chaos rocks 2022 Gibraltar Open snooker on Rock with players forced out

The seventh Gibraltar Open has been rocked by a spate of late withdrawals, bad weather and travel chaos before snooker returned to the Rock at the Europa Point Sports Complex on Thursday. Shoot Out winner Hossein Vafaei and fellow non-British professionals Li Hang, Pang Junxu, Wu Yize, Xu Si and Si Jiahui were all forced out due to visa problems in Spain after bad weather saw flights from the UK diverted from Gibraltar to Malaga.

Neil Robertson forced to dig deep to overcome Liang Wenbo in 2022 Gibraltar Open first round clash

Neil Robertson had to dig deep to get the best of Liang Wenbo and move into the second round of the Gibraltar Open. Robertson took the first three frames to leave himself in sight of the finish line but a spirited fightback from Liang gave the Australian work to do before eventually coming through 4-2. Ad/> A scrappy first frame saw mistakes aplenty with Robertson finally closing it out 64-52 after what felt like an age.

Gibraltar Open 2022 LIVE snooker updates - Neil Robertson, Ding Junhui and Kyren Wilson in action

Welcome Ad/> Good morning and welcome to our live coverage of the 2022 Gibraltar Open. SnookerWatch: King of the doubles Higgins produces magical match-winning treble07/02/2022 AT 12:36 We will surely enjoy some real drama as Neil Robertson takes on Liang Wenbo in late-afternoon action.

Good morning for Irish trio as Hill, Doherty and Brown advance in Gibraltar

It was a good morning for the Irish in action at the Gibraltar Open as both Aaron Hill and Ken Doherty advanced to the last 64.

Jimmy Dunne & James Talbot called into Ireland squad

QPR defender Jimmy Dunne and Bohemians goalkeeper James Talbot have been called up to Stephen Kenny's Republic of Ireland squad for the friendlies against Belgium and Lithuania.

Gibraltar Open 2022: Latest results, scores, schedule and order of play as Ronnie O'Sullivan and Judd Trump target title

Judd Trump heads a star-studded cast including Ronnie O’Sullivan, Neil Robertson and John Higgins bidding for the Gibraltar Open. Trump has won the event for the past two years, and will have high hopes of making it a hat-trick of victories after returning to form at the Welsh Open earlier in March.

Sean O’Sullivan wins mental and physical battles in perfect storm for World Snooker Tour comeback

Sean O’Sullivan is back on tour after a three-year absence and feels ready to take on the world again after overcoming the mental and physical problems that have been holding him back on the baize.

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Gibraltar Open 2022 - 'Nobody's achieved what I've achieved' - Neil Robertson affirms status as a snooker 'great'

'Had to fly back to UK' – Bad weather and travel chaos rocks 2022 Gibraltar Open snooker on Rock with players forced out

Neil Robertson forced to dig deep to overcome Liang Wenbo in 2022 Gibraltar Open first round clash

Gibraltar Open 2022 LIVE snooker updates - Neil Robertson, Ding Junhui and Kyren Wilson in action

Good morning for Irish trio as Hill, Doherty and Brown advance in Gibraltar

Jimmy Dunne & James Talbot called into Ireland squad

Gibraltar Open 2022: Latest results, scores, schedule and order of play as Ronnie O'Sullivan and Judd Trump target title

Sean O’Sullivan wins mental and physical battles in perfect storm for World Snooker Tour comeback