English Open LIVE – Luca Brecel and Ronnie O’Sullivan both in afternoon action, Judd Trump in evening session
Aternoon all!
And welcome to the English Open 2023 – moving day!
Wednesday recap – Trump and Higgins reach last 16 as Allen crashes out, O’Sullivan makes quick work of Page
Former European Masters holder Robertson led 3-2 with breaks of 53, 73 and 128, but Trump – who earlier produced knocks of 63 and 67 – finished with runs of 54 and 58 to secure a meeting with Yuan Sijun on Thursday.
“It was a brilliant crowd tonight, people here love snooker and I thrive on that,” Trump told reporters. “The area around London could have three or four events.”
Yuan ran out a 4-1 winner against Welsh Open champion Robert Milkins, boosted by breaks of 61 and 75, with the Milkman compiling 81 in the second frame to win his only frame of the match.
John Higgins is also through after restricting Mark Davis to only seven points in a 4-0 whitewash that saw him open with 91 and finish with 54.
However, UK champion Mark Allen is out after losing 4-2 to Matthew Selt.
Allen rolled in 103 in the second frame on his way to leading 2-0, but Selt won the next four with breaks of 79, 114 and 72 helping him progress.
Looking to win the tournament for just the second time, O’Sullivan was in fine form as he rattled off three centuries to see off Page 4-1 in under 50 minutes.
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