Mark Allen crashes out of World Open as Jordan Brown advances
World number three Mark Allen crashed out of the World Open at the first stage following a 5-3 loss to Welshman Daniel Wells.
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World number three Mark Allen crashed out of the World Open at the first stage following a 5-3 loss to Welshman Daniel Wells.
Kyren Wilson made an impressive start to the new snooker season by winning all three matches at the Championship League on Thursday in Leicester. The 2020 world finalist hurt his leg during a friend's stag-do in Portugal, but looked sharp from the outset of the day's play as a lovely 111 break helped him complete a 3-0 win over amateur Josh Mulholland. Ad The European Masters holder missed a tricky final pink attempting to complete the fifth 147 of his career in the final frame of a 3-0 win against Louis Heathcote before running in another 100 break in a 3-1 win over 1995 world semi-finalist Andy Hicks.
There are 12 spots available via snooker Q School in Europe and Asia which will see players earn a place on the main professional circuit for the next two seasons. Eight places were settled over two competitions at Leicester's Morningside Arena between May 26 — June 12 with 208 players competing.
Alfie Burden recovered from trailing 3-0 to win four straight frames in a 4-3 victory over Michael Holt at Q School that crushed the Nottingham player's dream of a return to the World Snooker Tour circuit this season. Having lost his place among the elite a year ago, former Shoot Out winner Holt seemed on course to reach the final day of Event Two at the Morningside Arena in Leicester as he opened with 52 before winning the next two frames of the last-32 clash. Ad But recent World Seniors finalist Burden showed his determination to earn a fresh two-year card after finishing outside of the top 64 last season with runs of 62, 51 and a closing 66 enough to edge past Holt, who lost a tight sixth frame on the final few balls.
Ukraine snooker hero Iulian Boiko kept alive his hopes of regaining his professional World Snooker Tour card with a 4-3 late-night win over Stuart Carrington in Leicester. The talented 17-year-old trailed Carrington 3-1, but reeled off the final three frames against the two-time ranking event winner just before midnight to progress to the last 16 on Wednesday and a meeting with Jamie O’Neill, who edged out Joshua Thomond 4-3.
Michael Holt suffered a surprise 4-2 defeat to Hayden Staniland in the third round of Event One at snooker Q School in Leicester on Monday night as his hopes of regaining his professional tour card suffered a setback. 'The Hitman' had enjoyed a solid 4-1 win over Jeff Cundy in his tournament opener on Sunday, but was dumped out of the competition in his second match at the Morningside Arena chasing four more wins to earn a two-year card for the 2023/24 and 2024/25 seasons.
Former world champions Neil Robertson and Stuart Bingham advanced to round two of the inaugural World Snooker Tour Classic in Leicester.
Neil Robertson made a winning start to the WST Classic in Leicester on Thursday courtesy of a 4-2 victory over Luke Simmonds that included two trademark century breaks. The 2010 world champion enjoyed knocks of 100, 99, 61 and 103 as he overpowered the former Cornwall professional, who restored parity at 1-1 with a run of 67 in the second frame, to secure a last-64 encounter with Oliver Lines at the Morningside Arena. Ad Robertson needs to win the inaugural WST Classic to have any chance of qualifying and defending the Tour Championship in Hull at the end of the month, an event he has won twice over the past two years.