Higgins marches on at inaugural Turkish Masters
John Higgins breezed into the last-32 of the inaugural Nirvana Turkish Masters with a 5-2 victory over top amateur star Dylan Emery.
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John Higgins breezed into the last-32 of the inaugural Nirvana Turkish Masters with a 5-2 victory over top amateur star Dylan Emery.
John Higgins benefitted from a huge slice of luck to take the lead against Dylan Emery in their opening-round match at the Turkish Masters. Emery is the European U21 snooker champion and as a result earned a two-year tour card starting from next season.
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We’re into the heart of the snooker season, with players looking to find their best form with the World Championship on the horizon, and the tour heads to Antalya for the Turkish Masters. It is the first renewal of the event, after it was cancelled last year due to coronavirus restrictions.
Ronnie O’Sullivan was made to dig extremely deep to beat Ding Junhui 4-2 in the last 32 of the Welsh Open. O’Sullivan holds an impressive record against Ding, and he needed to show steel and quality to make it 19 wins from their 23 meetings. Ad/> Ding had the upper hand in the first half of a high-quality contest, but he missed a tough red down the rail with his left hand in the fifth and O’Sullivan pinched the frame and went on to secure the win to keep alive his hopes of equalling John Higgins at the top of the list of Welsh Open wins.
Six-time champion of the world Ronnie O’Sullivan has said the danger when facing younger players is that they take on the riskier shots that the older players will not. O’Sullivan, sitting alongside fellow Class of 92 member John Higgins, has been vocal in his praise for various members of the younger generation in the past few weeks.
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After the drama at the European Masters, attention turns to the Welsh Open as the likes of Ronnie O'Sullivan, Judd Trump and Mark Selby battle it out for the title. There will be no sequel to last year's fairytale after defending champion Jordan Brown fell at the first hurdle, with a host of big names fixing their sights on the trophy and a £80,000 first prize.