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Selby century in round two
Selby knocks in sublime 137 to double advantage over O’Connor at English Open
On table two
The other game getting underway at 13:00 BST sees Wu Yize take on Ben Woollaston. The 20-year-old Chinese player has produced two really impressive results so far, coming through ties with Stuart Bingham and Ali Carter.
As for Woollaston, he also produced an opening round shock beating Mark Williams before getting the better of Zak Surety. A quarter-final place against either Judd Trump or Zhengyi Fan is at stake.
Up first
Our opening coverage today sees two-time English Open champion Mark Selby take on China’s Si Jiahui. The Jester cruised through his all-Leicester clash with Joe O’Connor in round two, inflicting a whitewash on his close friend after beating Ireland’s Aaron Hill 4-2 in the opening round.
Si faced a sterner test to reach the last 16 after needing a decider to get past his fellow countryman Jiang Jun. The 22-year-old had a more comfortable opening round, beating Andrew Pagett 4-1 to get his campaign up and running.
The Chinese youngster arrived in Brentwood in promising form having reached the semi-finals of the Saudi Arabia Masters only to be knocked out by Mark Williams. Si enjoyed an impressive run of five victories to reach the final four, including a 6-4 quarter-final win over Ronnie O’Sullivan.
As for Selby, it was an early exit in Riyadh, losing his opening match to Neil Robertson. But the world number five will feel this is a great opportunity for a 23rd ranking title with Judd Trump the only other top-ten player left on his side of the draw. A quarter-final with either Ishpreet Chadha or He Guoqiang awaits – players ranked 77th and 64th respectively.
Hello and welcome
Good afternoon and welcome along to LIVE coverage of the afternoon session of the last 16 at the English Open.
Schedule and results
(All UK times, schedule subject to change)
- Mark Selby v Si Jiahui
- Wu Yize v Ben Woollaston
- Ishpreet Chadha v He Guoqiang
- Judd Trump v Zhengyi Fan
- Mark Allen v John Higgins
- Neil Robertson v Ross Muir
- Barry Hawkins v Kyren Wilson
- Chris Wakelin v Junxu Pang
