World Open Snooker LIVE RESULTS: Judd Trump beats Wilson to set up semi against Page after Ronnie O’Sullivan’s exit
JUDD TRUMP has booked his spot in the semi-final of the 2024 World Open - but the same cannot be said for Ronnie O'Sullivan.
Trump overcame Kyren Wilson in a thrilling last-8 match to set up a semi-final against Jackson Page.
While O'Sullivan shockingly went crashing out courtesy of Hossein Vafaei.
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Final scores from 6.30am session
Last 32
Stephen Maguire 5-1 Luca Brecel
Cao Yupeng 1-5 Ding Junhui
Joe Perry 3-5 Shaun Murphy
Robert Milkins 2-5 Hossein Vafaei Robbie Williams 2-5 Barry Hawkins
Dominic Dale 2-5 David Lilley
Ashley Hugill 3-5 Kyren Wilson
Ricky Walden 4-5 Ben WoollastonFinal scores from 6.30am session
Last 32
Stephen Maguire 5-1 Luca Brecel
Cao Yupeng 1-5 Ding Junhui
Joe Perry 3-5 Shaun Murphy
Robert Milkins 2-5 Hossein VafaeiStill ongoing:
Robbie Williams 2-3 Barry Hawkins
Dominic Dale 3-4 David Lilley
Ricky Walden 3-2 Ben Woollaston
Ashley Hugill 3-3 Kyren WilsonLatest scores from 6.30am session
Last 32
Stephen Maguire 4-1 Luca Brecel
Cao Yupeng 1-4 Ding Junhui
Joe Perry 1-4 Shaun Murphy
Robbie Williams 1-2 Barry Hawkins
Dominic Dale 1-3 David Lilley
Ricky Walden 2-2 Ben Woollaston
Ashley Hugill 2-2 Kyren Wilson
Robert Milkins 2-3 Hossein Vafaei
Ronnie O’Sullivan loses it
Ronnie O’Sullivan left commentators in shock as he raged after missing a simple shot during his first-round victory over Michael White.
O’Sullivan tried to close out the match at 4-3 as he stepped up to the table looking to put a red into the far corner.
But the Rocket made a poor error as the ball hit the cushion instead of falling into the pocket.
The eight-time Masters champion stuck his tongue out in frustration and grimaced before bashing his cue against the side of the table.
Eurosport commentators were left in shock as they said: “It’s been a few of those mid-range shots. He’s absolutely fuming. Crikey. He could have taken the lump out of his cue.”
Latest scores from 6.30am session
Last 32
Stephen Maguire 2-1 Luca Brecel
Cao Yupeng 0-3 Ding Junhui
Joe Perry 0-1 Shaun Murphy
Robbie Williams 0-2 Barry Hawkins
Dominic Dale 0-2 David Lilley
Ricky Walden 1-1 Ben Woollaston
Ashley Hugill 0-2 Kyren Wilson
Robert Milkins 2-1 Hossein VafaeiToday's action underway in Yushan
Last 32
6.30am - UNDERWAY
Stephen Maguire 1-0 Luca Brecel
Cao Yupeng 0-1 Ding Junhui
Joe Perry 0-1 Shaun Murphy
Robbie Williams 0-0 Barry Hawkins
Dominic Dale 0-0 David Lilley
Ricky Walden 0-0 Ben Woollaston
Ashley Hugill 0-0 Kyren Wilson
Robert Milkins 0-1 Hossein Vafaei11.30am
Ali Carter v Chris Wakelin
He Guoqiang v Daniel Wells
Judd Trump v Fan Zhengyi
Jackson Page v Wu Yize
Mark Selby v Long Zehuang
Matthew Stevens v Elliot Slessor
Ronnie O’Sullivan v Lyu HaotianSnooker Calendar 2024
Here's the next key snooker dates after the World Open in Yushan, which ends on Sunday:
March 30-31 - World Mixed Doubles - Manchester (UK)
April 1-7 - Tour Championship - Manchester (UK)
April 8-17 - World Championship Qualifiers - Sheffield (UK)
April 20-May 6 - World Championship - Sheffield (UK)
May 24-26 - British Women's Opens - Walsall (UK)
May 25-26 - Helsinki International Snooker Cup - Helsinki (Finland)
Jul 15-21 - Shanghai Masters- Shanghai (China)
Jul 25-28 - Xi'an Grand Prix Qualifiers - Xi'an (China)
Aug 19-25 - Xi'an Grand Prix - Xi'an (China)
Aug 26-28 - Wuhan Open Qualifiers - Wuhan (China)
Aug 31 to Sep 7 - Saudi Arabia Snooker Masters - Riyadh (Saudi Arabia)
Sep 16-22 - English Open - Brentwood (UK)
Sep 23-29 - British Open - Cheltenham (UK)
Oct 1-4 - International Championship Qualifiers - TBC
Oct 7-13 - Wuhan Open - Wuhan (China)
Oct 20-27 - Northern Ireland Open - Belfast (UK)
Nov 3-10 - International Championship - TBC (China)
Nov 23 to Dec 1 - UK Championship - York (UK)
Dec 9-15 - Scottish Open - Edinburgh (UK)
Dec 16-19 - World Open Qualifiers - TBC (China)
Luca Brecel's weight loss
Snooker world champion Luca Brecel admits the “sky is the limit” after revealing his stunning weight loss.
I just needed to work a bit on my fitness and stuff like that.
I lost a bit of weight and feel much better. I think that was the kind of change I needed to play well again.
I feel like now, the sky is the limit.
Luca BrecelWilson's cue drama
Kyren Wilson endured a “nightmare” trip to the World Open as his cue took the Long Road to China.
The only problem with this event is it’s a bit of a nightmare travel-wise. We used to be allowed to have cues on the bullet trains. There used to be no problem with it.
I don’t know if there isn’t quite enough room to take massive ski tubes on. I don’t know. It’s a little bit frustrating.
After flying into Shanghai, there’s a bus that picks up a load of our cues. There are quite a lot of us on this flight. I pray I see them at the other end.
Listen, we were advised to travel into Beijing and then get an internal flight to Yushan. I’d rather reduce flying time as much as I can.
I like jumping on the bullet train. We have to put our fate into their hands and hope it turns up. But the cue is not the be-all and end-all for me. I feel like I could pick up another one if it goes wrong.
Kyren Wilson
Ronnie O'Sullivan prediction
Ronnie O'Sullivan reckons there could be a Chinese potting sensation one day.
O'Sullivan is considered to be the greatest player of all time yet he is humble enough to accept that someone could possibly emerge from the Far East and then dominate the sport like he has.
Yeah, yeah. As long as they keep working hard and smart. You have to be smart these days. You have to try to learn the game, try to perfect every area of the game.
It takes a lot of dedication, which I know the Chinese are very good at. They have very good dedication and the academies here, they play for hours and hours and hours.
They have very good coaches. So the technique of the Chinese players is very good. Ding Junhui is a fantastic player. Zhang Anda is coming through. There are so many good players.
I think there will be more and more and better and better players. Whether there will be someone better than me, I don’t know. I have to wait and see…
Ronnie O'Sullivan
Credit: Alamy World Open Snooker prize money 2024
The World Open Snooker is one of the richest ranking events of the season and has a total prize pot of £815,000 and the winner banking £170,000.
The breakdown is as follows:
- Winner: £170,000
- Runner-up: £73,000
- Semi-final: £32,500
- Quarter-final: £21,500
- Last 16: £14,000
- Last 32: £9,000
- Last 64: £5,000
- Highest break: £5,000
Made his Mark
Mark Allen got savage payback on a troll who abused him following his defeat in the World Open in China.
Allen was beaten 5-3 by Welshman Daniel Wells and came under criticism online.
The Northern Irishman responded to his loss with a bizarre post on Twitter by promoting a painting and decorating service, accompanied with a phone number.
But the 38-year-old later clarified that the digits in fact belonged to a social media troll and the upload was just payback.
Allen said: "The phone number from my previous tweet is from an account who decided to send me some abuse after today’s loss.
"I just thought I’d have a little fun at their expense. If you need any painting and decorating done I recommend someone you know."
Great hall of China
The World Open is being staged this week at the grandiose Yushan Sports Center in the Jiangxi province of China.
A five-hour drive southwest of Shanghai, the Center claims to be the world’s first purpose-built venue designed specifically for billiards and snooker matches.
The building, which looks like something out of Disneyland Paris, has a construction area of 35,500 square metres and is 25.7metres high, the equivalent of an eight-floor building.
The arena for the baize action has 3,000 fixed seats but there is capacity to accommodate an extra 1,000.
Credit: YouTube / Aerial Photo City 航拍城市 Ronnie O’Sullivan loses it
Ronnie O'Sullivan left commentators in shock as he raged after missing a simple shot during his first-round victory over Michael White.
O'Sullivan tried to close out the match at 4-3 as he stepped up to the table looking to put a red into the far corner.
But the Rocket made a poor error as the ball hit the cushion instead of falling into the pocket.
The eight-time Masters champion stuck his tongue out in frustration and grimaced before bashing his cue against the side of the table.
Eurosport commentators were left in shock as they said: "It's been a few of those mid-range shots. He's absolutely fuming. Crikey. He could have taken the lump out of his cue."
Ronnie O'Sullivan whacks cue off table in rage during win over Michael WhiteSnooker's £2million man
Ronnie O'Sullivan could become snooker’s first £2million man if he sweeps the board over the next two months.
The Rocket, 48, has been in dominant form this season and has banked a record £1.42million in prize money.
This includes winning the UK Championship in York, the Masters in London and World Masters of Snooker in Saudi Arabia – the three events individually had £250,000 winners’ cheques.
His total has overtaken the previous high mark of £1.01million that was set by Judd Trump in 2018-19 when he claimed his one and only Crucible crown.
On the table now is some serious money if he continues his excellent form on the baize.
There is £170,000 for the World Open, £150,000 for the Tour Championship and, of course, £500,000 if he becomes an eight-time world champion in Sheffield.
Should he win all three – and add up to £30,000 extra for the highest-break bonuses in the process – then he will edge close to the £2m mark from just eight months of playing activity.
O'Sullivan's past comments
Former world champion Dennis Taylor insists Ronnie O’Sullivan’s past comments on the next generation are disappointing.
Taylor told :
Some of his comments on the younger players have been a bit disappointing. He was speaking about players not having any bottle. Not everyone can be a world champion but they’ve dedicated their lives to the sport.
Sometimes it’s a little bit disappointing to hear Ronnie criticising some of the new players or players who might not win a world title. As long as they have that dream, that is what snooker is all about.
If you spend your life practising five or six hours a day, which they do, it must be a little bit off putting for that player and their family to hear things like that. I think Ronnie shouldn’t really do it.
Dennis Taylor
Credit: Getty Taylor backs O'Sullivan to continue
Ex-World champion Dennis Taylor has claimed that Ronnie O'Sullivan's retirement suggestions should be taken with a "pinch of salt".
He told : "I think he will be around for a long time. I know he keeps talking about retiring but I take a lot of his interviews with a pinch of salt.
"I’m one of his biggest fans and I remember saying after he’d won two world championships that he could beat Stephen Hendry’s record but he does say now that he is not really interested.
"He’s always said that but he’s taken all of Hendry’s records apart from the number of world titles. Make no mistake, this year he will be out to make it eight and beat the record.
"I think everyone would like him to do it, with the exception of Stephen Hendry.
"When we do shows together he is always asked and I think he knows it’s just a matter of time before Ronnie makes it eight world titles."
Recap on final scores
Here is a look at the final scores of the second day’s play.
Cao Yupeng, Ronnie O’Sullivan and Judd Trump are all through to the next round.
While there are four games to continue tomorrow.
- Cao Yupeng 5-3 Noppon Saengkham
- Ronnie O’Sullivan 5-3 Michael White
- Neil Robertson 3-1 Tian Pengfei
- Matthew Stevens 3-2 Ryan Day
- Judd Trump 5-2 Sanderson Lam
- Cameron Wakelin 3-3 Jordan Brown
- He Guoqiang 2-2 Wang Xinbo
O'Sullivan on Crucible return
Ronnie O'Sullivan has insisted that he will want to win his eighth World Championship.
He said: "I would love to win that another time to make it eight.
"A lot can happen there, there so many good players around.
";You have to get a little bit of luck and play some good snooker at the right time.
"But I will be there doing my best."
Snooker in China has 'bright future'
World Snooker Tour chairman Steve Dawson has claimed that the return of snooker to China is "just the beginning"
He said: "Having been unable to stage tournaments in mainland China between 2019 and 2023 due to travel restrictions, we have made an emphatic return this season.
"To have four major Chinese events in our first full season back in the Far East underlines the huge appetite for snooker in China and the fact that we have built lasting relationships with our key partners. Snooker’s future in China is bright and this is just the beginning.
"The World Open is a fantastic tournament in an outstanding location which has particular significance for snooker as it is the home of Star Xing Pai and the world's first Billiard Sports City."
What is at stake?
Here is a look at the prize money at stake for the likes of Ronnie O'Sullivan and Judd Trump.
The pair will have pocketed at least £9,000 for reaching the last 32.
- Winner: £170,000
- Runner-up: £73,000
- Semi-final: £32,500
- Quarter-final: £21,500
- Last 16: £14,000
- Last 32: £9,000
- Last 64: £5,000
- Highest break: £5,000
Watch O'Sullivan's outrageous fluke shot
During Ronnie O'Sullivan's first century of the match against Michael White he did get a bit of fortune.
The Rocket had got down to the last three balls, but his Blue shot appeared to miss.
However, it cannoned off four bumpers and into the middle pocket much to O'Sullivan's surprise.
Final scores
Here is a look at the final scores of the day's play.
Cao Yupeng, Ronnie O'Sullivan and Judd Trump are all through to the next round.
While there are four games to continue tomorrow.
Cao Yupeng 5-3 Noppon Saengkham
Ronnie O'Sullivan 5-3 Michael White
Neil Robertson 3-1 Tian Pengfei
Matthew Stevens 3-2 Ryan Day
Judd Trump 5-2 Sanderson Lam
Cameron Wakelin 3-3 Jordan Brown
He Guoqiang 2-2 Wang Xinbo
Elsewhere?
Elsewhere Judd Trump has also booked his spot in the next round with a 5-2 win over Sanderson Lam.
O'Sullivan's high points
The Rocket did impress at times in the match, especially when he bagged back-to-back centuries.
See him in action below...
