Anthony Hamilton whitewashes Jimmy White at British Open, David Gilbert eases through

Anthony Hamilton ended Jimmy White's hopes of reaching the British Open last 64 with a 4-0 whitewash of the 'Whirlwind' in Wigan. White rolled in a magical 133 break in completing a 5-4 win over Andrew Pagett in European Masters qualifying last month, but could not emulate that form against former German Masters winner Hamilton, who finished with a break of 100 to advance. Ad White is a two-time winner of the British Open.

He first claimed the title with a 13-9 win over Neal Foulds in 1987 before defeating James Wattana 10-7 in the final five years later. British OpenLiang questions referee's placement in 'bang out of order' controversy at British OpenYESTERDAY AT 21:12 Hamilton was joined in the random draw for the second round in Milton Keynes next month (September 26-2 October) by world No. 19 David Gibert.

Gilbert surprisingly lost 5-1 to Marco Fu in qualifying for the European Masters, but produced breaks of 100 and 72 in a 4-0 victory against Aaron Hill. Ryan Day progressed with a 4-1 win over Rebecca Kenna that saw the former Shoot Out champion knock in breaks of 52, 64 and 65. Zhou Yuelong completed a 4-1 win over Jenson Kendrick with the 2020 European Masters finalist finishing with runs of 80, 69 and 72.

Zhou is the 13th Chinese player to win a match in qualifying for the British Open. Can Trump topple absent O'Sullivan as world No. 1? 'One of my best wins' – Ng stuns Doherty in qualifying, Liang loses on return Latest British Open qualifying results Anthony Hamilton 4-0 Jimmy White Jamie Jones 4-1 Scott Donaldson Andy Lee 4-3 Barry Pinches Ryan Day 4-1 Rebecca Kenna Ross Muir 4-0 Zak Surety David Gilbert 4-0 Aaron Hill Zhou Yuelong 4-1 Jenson Kendrick Zhang Jiankang 4-0 Reanne Evans British Open'Bang out of