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Neil Robertson eased to a 4-1 win over Graeme Dott to book his place in the last 32 of the Welsh Open. Robertson, who is bidding for a third title this year after winning the Players Championship and Masters, made breaks of 102, 75 and 52 in Newport. Ad/> The Australian will next face either Barry Hawkins or Ben Woollaston.
Welcome Ad/> What a day ahead we have at the Welsh Open! It is a packed schedule with a stupendous line-up of big names gracing the baize. Welsh OpenO'Sullivan hits 60 not out – The snooker GOAT's unrivalled longevity19 HOURS AGO This is what you can look forward to: O'Sullivan will kick off the afternoon session against James Cahill, while Robertson will then take on Hammad Miah.
Jordan Brown's defence of his Welsh Open crown was ended at the first hurdle after he went down to a 4-3 defeat to Mitchell Mann at Celtic Manor.
Shaun Murphy is through to the second round of the Welsh Open following a 4-2 victory over Andy Hicks, but Stephen Maguire remains without a win in 2022 after suffering another first round exit — losing 4-1 to Fergal O’Brien. Reigning champion Jordan Brown fell at the first hurdle of his title defence, losing 4-3 to Mitchell Mann, while world number 14 Anthony McGill was knocked out by Zhang Anda.
Judd Trump has been knocked out of the European Masters, falling 5-3 to Norway’s Kurt Maflin at the last-32 stage. Trump’s wait to win a ranking title this season continues as he failed to produce his best snooker against Maflin who had an excellent match. Ad/> Maflin got off to a bright start with a break of 97 enough to secure the opening frame.
David Gilbert crashed out 5-4 against Andy Hicks on the final black in the Turkish Masters qualifiers. Gilbert was the heavy favourite and led 3-2 lead after five frames, with both players regularly hitting 50-plus breaks. Ad/> The match then moved 4-3 in Hicks’ favour before a break of 75 by Gilbert gave the pair a deciding final frame to contest.
David Gilbert crashed out 5-4 against Andy Hicks on the final black in the Turkish Masters qualifiers. Gilbert was the heavy favourite, but only had a 3-2 lead after five frames, with both players regularly hitting 50-plus breaks. Ad/> The match then moved 4-3 in Hicks’ favour before a break of 75’ gave the pair a deciding final frame to contest.
Jimmy 'Whirlwind' White has been handed a crack at Masters champion Neil Robertson in an intriguing opening match in the first round of the Welsh Open in Newport (28 February-6 March LIVE on Eurosport). White won his solitary Masters title in 1984 with Australia's leading player Robertson – who has been battling a bout of Covid in recent days – claiming the Paul Hunter Trophy for a second time 38 years later courtesy of a 10-4 victory over Barry Hawkins last month.