Ricky Walden stuns Neil Robertson to set up Luca Brecel clash in last-16 of German Masters at the Tempodrom

Ricky Walden produced the big shock on the opening day of the German Masters with a 5-3 victory over Neil Robertson. Robertson, fresh from his brilliant win in the Masters, was well short of his best and he paid a heavy price. Ad/> Walden’s form was not brilliant, but a number of his errors were not punished and he produced polished snooker towards the end of the contest to secure his place in the last-16 where he will meet Luca Brecel.

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The fourth was another frame littered with errors, with a missed black off the spot from Walden with the reds well spread the most alarming. Robertson did not kill off the frame in a single visit, as he continued to struggle with the pace of the table, but he fluked a snooker on the final red and it allowed him to draw level at the interval. While there were surprising errors, Robertson’s long potting — a hallmark of his game — was pretty hot.