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Ricky Walden will face Mark Allen in the Players Championship first round on Tuesday evening feeling like he has finally sorted out the chronic back problems that threatened to torpedo his 21-year professional career. Walden lost 10-6 to Allen in the final of the event in Manchester six years ago before tumbling into a physical and mental morass.
John Higgins continued his excellent early season form with a 5-3 win over Barry Pinches in the Turkish Masters qualifying. On Friday night the former number one lifted the Championship League trophy but he was straight back to action when he beat his English opponent.
Swansea City are targeting a late transfer deadline day swoop for Shrewsbury Town defender Nathaneal Ogbeta.
Zhao Xintong has an iron grip of the German Masters final after opening up an 8-0 lead of over Yan Bingtao in the race to nine. Yan, who won thrillers against Mark Selby, Ryan Day and Mark Allen to reach the final, had the look of a player whose well had run dry. Ad/> He had scoring opportunities, but failed to take them and the UK champion punished his errors — with Zhao on the brink of victory going into the evening at the Tempodrom.
Zhao Xintong and Yan Bingtao meet in the final of the German Masters on Sunday and they are both aware of the impact the occasion can have on snooker in China.
Yan Bingtao’s excellent temperament came to the fore once again as he beat Mark Allen 6-4 to book his place in the final of the German Masters. The 2021 Masters champion could have been forgiven for being emotionally drained after coming through two titanic, final-frame tussles against Mark Selby and Ryan Day to reach the last four.
Zhao Xintong won the last five frames to beat Ricky Walden and book his place in the final of the German Masters, where he will face compatriot Yan Bingtao.
Zhao Xintong 6-3 Ricky Walden Ad/> Walden one pot short of leading 4-1, but that missed green was a turning point. Massive error. He pays a heavy penalty as Zhao completes a 6-3 victory from 3-1 behind.