Wuhan Open snooker: John Higgins continues blistering form to qualify; Jimmy White and Hossein Vafaei suffer early exits
John Higgins picked up from where he left off at the European Masters as the four-time world champion completed a 5-1 win over Dylan Emery to qualify for next month’s Wuhan Open.
Higgins was in fine form in reaching the semi-finals in Nuremberg last month before losing 6-5 to Judd Trump, but has lost none of his scoring power with breaks of 61, 92, 115 and 57 helping him ease past Welsh talent Emery at the Morningside Arena in Leicester.
But six-time world finalist Jimmy White lost 5-1 to Liam Highfield with the world No. 59 winning the final four frames to progess boosted by breaks of 66 and 104.
Elsewhere, Hong Kong’s three-time ranking event winner Marco Fu produced some vintage form to complete a 5-4 victory over Iran’s world No. 17 Hossein Vafaei.
The pair traded frames with Vafaei, who never led in the contest, producing 52, 77, 53 and 66 and Fu responding with 55 and a closing 86 to win it.
World No. 20 RIcky Walden is also out after losing 5-3 to world No. 112 Ian Burns in a shock outcome.
China is also hosting the Shanghai Masters, International Championship and World Open this season.
Wuhan Open qualifying latest results
- John Higgins 5-1 Dylan Emery
- Liam Highfield 5-1 Jimmy White
- Marco Fu 5-4 Hossein Vafaei
- Sam Craigie 5-1 Peng Yisong
- Mark Davis 5-1 Liam Graham
- Jordan Brown 5-1 Himanshu Jain
- Michael White 5-3 Andrew Pagett
- Ian Burns 5-3 Ricky Walden
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