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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Double up Ding
Junhui Ding has also gone 2-0 up on the other table.
Second frame won
Robertson takes his lead to 2-0 with a dominant performance in the second frame.
He made a winning break of 87 while Hawkins failed to score.
Robertson storms ahead
Neil Robertson has taken frame 1 and leads against Barry Hawkins in the quarter-final.
In the other match, Junhui Ding has won the opening frame against Hossein Vafaei.
Next matches set to start
The last two quarter-finals are set to start.
- Neil Robertson v Barry Hawkins
- Hossein Vafaei v Junhui Ding
The winner of each match will face off in the second semi-final.
Judd Trump will play Jackson Page in the other.
Trump on beating Wilson
Judd Trump has spoken to the media following his quarter-final win over Kyren Wilson.
When are the next matches?
There are still two more quarter-finals to be played.
- Neil Robertson v Barry Hawkins
- Hossein Vafaei v Junhui Ding
The two games will start at 11.30am.
Round-up
Quarter-final results:
Jackson Page 5-2 Eliot Slessor
Judd Trump 5-2 Kyren Wilson
Still to play:
Neil Robertson v Barry Hawkins
Hossein Vafaei v Junhui Ding
Top Trump
Trump finishes off frame 7 to win the match 5-2 against Kyren Wilson.
He will play Jackson Page in the semi-final.
Watch Judd's outrageous fluke shots
In frame 5, Judd Trump pulled off two ridiculous fluke shots to take control.
Watch below...
Trump in control
Judd Trump takes frame 6 with a lot less hassle than the fifth to take control of the match.
Leading 4-2, Trump is one frame away from a spot in the semi-finals.
Trump takes the frame
After a marathon 50-minute frame and a re-rack, Judd Trump finally makes the breakthrough to win frame 5.
He now leads Kyren Wilson 3-2.
Still going
We are still going on frame 5 with the scores at 37 - 58 to Kyren Wilson.
The frame has already lasted over 40 minutes.
The record for the longest frame in snooker history is 123 minutes and 41 seconds, so there is quite a while to go until that is matched.
Page makes it through
Jackson Page is the first player to make it through to the semi-finals.
It is the first ranked semi-final of his career following his 5-2 win over Elliot Slessor.
Trump back
Judd Trump's clash against Kyren Wilson is back underway after the intermission.
They are currently 2-2, despite Trump being 2-0 up.
Page on cusp
Jackson Page is on the cusp of his first-ever semi-final appearance after winning frame 6.
He is just one frame away from the last four.
Page in lead
Jackson Page is currently on course for an upset as he is 3-2 up against Elliot Slessor despite being 10 places lower ranked than the Englishman.
Trump pegged back
The tournament favourite raced into a 2-0 lead over Kyren Wilson but the scores are now level.
Elsewhere Jackson Page is one frame in front of Ellio Slesso.
Latest scores
It is shaping up to be a tense affair between Jackson Page and Ellio Slessor with the score tied at 2-2.
And it is not plain sailing for Judd Trump either despite his 2-1 lead.
O'Sullivan shocks snooker commentator
Ronnie O'Sullivan was sensationally dumped out of the World Open Hossein Vafaei in a thrilling contest that went right to the final frame.
The Rocket, 48, missed a golden chance to wrap things up after fluffing his lines on a relatively straightforward black. There were just 27 points left in play, and O'Sullivan was 26 points ahead of his Iranian opponent who then capitalised on the gaffe by sweeping the table to clinch victory by the narrowest of margins.
On commentary, Dave Hendon said he couldn't believe the how forcefully O'Sullivan played his fatal shot. "I can't believe he played it at that speed," he exclaimed, as gasps went up around the arena.
Top Trump
Defending champion Judd Trump finds himself a frame ahead in his quarter-final battle against Kyren Wilson.
With Ronnie O'Sullivan out the way, Trump will certainly fancy his chances of retaining the title.
But his opponent Wilson currently has a 55-46 lead in the second frame, so there is still a lot of work to do.
Jackson Page and Ellio Slessor are facing off in the other morning last-8 match.
Today's matches
Here's the outlook for the games today.
Here’s how the quarter-finals will look for fans tuning in tomorrow morning:
Judd Trump v Kyren Wilson – 6:30am
Jackson Page v Eliott Slessor – 6:30am
Neil Robertson v Barry Hawkins – 11:30am
Hossein Vafaei v Jing Junhui – 11:30am
Vafaei calls O'Sullivan his 'hero' after thrilling win
Hossein Vafaei insists any past feud with Ronnie O’Sullivan is water under the bridge.
He declared: “I feel great. I’m still shocked by how I missed that red in the final frame. I don’t know how.
“I went down so quickly. That was unforgivable. I thought I would lose.
“I’m so happy. He’s my hero, just playing against him is a dream. Ronnie said at the end, go and win it. I will try my best.
“I won’t talk about past results. The past is the past.”
Ronnie speaks about loss
Ronnie O’Sullivan has opened up over his shock defeat to Hossein Vafaei.
The Rocket said: “It wasn’t meant to be. A lot of stuff is fate. Usually 99 times out of 100, the better player usually wins. That’s how the match unfolds.
“He deserved his victory, he played the better snooker. It’s disappointing that I didn’t play well enough to win.
“I’m doing some exhibitions, Monday and Tuesday, in Hong Kong.
“I’m coming back to China in May. We’re doing a tour of China, playing exhibitions.
“I’m trying to figure out why I’m not feeling good out there when I’m playing.”
Reminder: All of today’s results
Winners have progressed to the quarters…
Kyren Wilson 5-4 Ben Woollaston
Judd Trump 5-3 David Lilley
Barry Hawkins 5-1 Stephen Maguire
Hossein Vafaei 5-4 Ronnie O’Sullivan
Neil Robertson 5-1 Chris Wakelin
Jackson Page 5-2 Mark Selby
Eliott Slessor 5-2 Daniel Wells
Ding Junhui 5 Shaun Murphy 3World Open quarter-finalist had not been allowed to travel with cue
Kyren Wilson endured a “nightmare” trip to the World Open as his cue took the Long Road to China.
The Warrior, 32, flew from the UK into Shanghai, one of his favourite cities, and then jumped on a three-hour bullet train for the Yushan Sports Center.
Yet snooker cues are not allowed on public transport – so equipment had to be driven separately for 480 kilometres (299 miles) for more than five hours.
World No.11 Wilson said: “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.
