Wales' Mark Williams defeats Reanne Evans at inaugural Turkish Masters qualifying, Matthew Stevens through

Mark Williams enjoyed a straightforward win over Reanne Evans at the Turkish Masters qualifying on Friday night. One of the pre-tournament favourites Williams eased into the first round as he beat Evans 5-1. Ad/> Williams was in heavy scoring form from the off, putting up four half-century breaks spread over his five successful frames, with Evans claiming a single frame over the course of the tie.

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Jamie Jones kicked off the day’s play with a 5-2 win over Jamie Wilson, while Fan Zhengyi won the all-China tie with Li Hang 5-3. Tian Pengfei won by the same margin against Allan Taylor, before Mark Davis defeated Scotland’s amateur entrant Ross Muir 5-2. There was more success for China as Cao Yupeng defeated Ryan Day with a whitewash 5-0, and Zhou Yuelong defeated Iran’s Soheil Vahedi 5-2.

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