Welsh Open 2022 - Soheil Vahedi defeats Reanne Evans, Graeme Dott edges Steven Hallworth in qualifiers

Graeme Dott squeezed past Steven Hallworth 4-3 in the Welsh Open qualifiers. The Scottish veteran fell behind 57-23 in the first frame, but hit back with three impressive frames. Ad/> Each was won by at least a half-century, as Dott put breaks of 52, 96 and 53 on the board.

Welsh OpenBrecel knocked out of Welsh Open in qualifiers by McLeodYESTERDAY AT 19:23 Hallworth pulled two back, but a 72-8 decisive seventh gave him the win. In the day’s other late game, Iran’s Soheil Vahedi defeated Reanne Evans with an emphatic 4-1 result. Earlier on Thursday, Mark King lost 4-3 to Liam Highfield but there was rare drama when King managed to win a frame having needed five frames to overhaul his opponent.

'He has been blessed' — What is secret behind Robertson's masterful rise to snooker glory? Brecel knocked out of Welsh Open in qualifiers by McLeod 'Should be savoured' — Robertson salutes snooker's toughest era Elsewhere, Yuan Sijun demolished Fraser Patrick 4-0 in his qualifier, and the experienced Barry Pinches lost 4-2 to Zak Surety. Home favourite Ryan Day was able to get out of the qualifiers when he defeated Chang Bingyu 4-2, and Ali Carter defeated Lei Peifan by the same scoreline. Hammad Miah defeated his amateur opponent, Scotland’s Ross Muir, 4-2.

Another Welshman, Duane Jones, failed to make his way through as he lost to Ashley Carty 4-1 ahead of the late kick offs. — — — Watch every moment of Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 on discovery+. Welsh OpenWelsh Open Qualifying: Robertson advances after beating Devlin15/02/2022 AT 17:34 Welsh OpenWhite set for Welsh Open crack at Robertson, but who do O'Sullivan and Trump face?03/02/2022 AT 08:14