European Masters 2022: Kyren Wilson and Yan Bingtao progress to third round following comfortable wins

Kyren Wilson came through a tricky tie with Jamie Jones in the second round of the European Masters in Milton Keynes. The pair were locked at 2-2 after four frames, but Wilson stepped on the accelerator thereafter and reeled off three straight frames to progress to the last 32. Ad/> 30-year-old Wilson had gone into a 2-1 lead following breaks of 53 and 50 in the first and third frames respectively, but Jones posted a superb clearance of 131 in the fourth to seemingly swing the momentum his way.

SnookerWatch: King of the doubles Higgins produces magical match-winning treble07/02/2022 AT 12:36 However Wilson took the fifth with a break of 73 before also nabbing the next two, including a break of 100 in the seventh and final frame. Wilson will face China's Fan Zhengyi in the next round, who beat Aaron Hill 5-3 in his morning match on Monday. Yan Bingtao also made it through to the third round after an early scare against countryman Li Hang.

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Yan's next opponent will be Joe Perry, who saw off Cao Yupeng 5-2. In the remaining matches, Xiao Guodong got past Andy Hicks 5-2, while Zhou Yuelong defeated 17-year-old Gao Yang. — — - The Olympic Games will return with Paris 2024, live on Eurosport and discovery+.