English Open Snooker 2024 LIVE RESULTS: Trump, Allen and Selby suffer SHOCK exits in epic quarter-final stage
THE English Open 2024 is rolling on at speed - with the final taking place on Sunday!
Judd Trump, Mark Allen and Mark Selby suffered shock exits in what turned out to be a thrilling quarter-final stage - this means that Chris Wakelin is the sole Englishman left in the tournament to bring the trophy home.
- Day nine start time: 12pm BST
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- TV channel: Eurosport
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After a dramatic day of shocks and tight finishes, it's time to start again on Saturday - for us and the English Open semi-finalists.
We have launched a NEW BLOG - to cover a last-four line-up few would have expected.
Neil Robertson is now rated the tournament favourite by bookiesCredit: Getty China's Wu Yize, a shock 5-3 winner over World No 1 Judd Trump, takes on Mark Selby's surprise conqueror Ishpreet Singh Chadha from around 1pm.
And the evening semi-final six hours later is between Englishman Chris Wakelin, who stunned Mark Allen, and Neil Robertson.
Aussie ace Robertson is now odds-on with bookies to go on and win the tournament.
Friday's results:
- Judd Trump 3-5 Yize Wu
- Mark Allen 2-5 Chris Wakelin
- Neil Robertson 5-1 Barry Hawkins
- Mark Selby 4-5 Ishpreet Singh Chadha
Ishpreet puts victory down to tearful mum
Ishpreet Singh Chadha saw is mum in tears after his incredible win over Mark Selby - and gave her all the credit for his triumph.
Singh, 28, was India's top-ranked gamer for two years - before re-focusing on snooker after Covid struck.
Mum Bobby let out her emotions after Ishpreet's dramatic victory 
She appeared overcome after he turned it around in the last frame After his 5-4 defeat of Selby, mum Bobby was seen in the Brentwood audience crying and with her hands clasped together in front of her head.
Singh said: : "She's been a pillar of strength throughout. I can't do anything without her."
Singh switched from playing Counter-Strike on his sofa to snooker joyCredit: Instagram Ishpreet choked up by victory
Emotional Ishpreet Chadha Singh seemed stunned to complete his 5-4 defeat of Mark Selby.
The Indian ace led 3-0 and 4-1 before Selby fought back and led 63-29 in the decider - only to clear the table brilliantly.
Credit: Eurosport Asked about how it felt to triumph, he could only mutter: "I'm just happy to win.. That's it!"
Selby missed a glaring pot that could have clinched the final frame.
And Singh said: "I didn't expect him to miss the red and I took my chance as well as I could!"
RESULT: Mark Selby 4-5 Ishpreet Singh Chadha
Ishpreet Singh produced an incredible victory - in terms of rankings AND execution - for the latest huge upset of this tournament.
He potted a stupendous red - when taking it on looked a risk too far.
Singh then cleared the table - to put his hands to his head in relief at winning.
Meanwhile, his mum was in tears in the audience.
Latest score – Singh wins!
Latest score – All on black
- Mark Selby 4-4 Ishpreet Singh
Latest score – Singh 2 pots from glory
- Mark Selby 4-4 Ishpreet Singh
Latest score – Singh turns the tables!
A stunning red from Ishpreet Singh has completely turned this final frame.
He's now got just the colours left for an incredible victory.
- Mark Selby 4-4 Ishpreet Singh
Latest score – Selby over the worst?!
Mark Selby survived that torrid burst of snookers and tough safety shots.
And he was then quite fortunate to see a bold attempt a potting the red leave the balls not too inviting.
Selby is 63-33 up.
- Mark Selby 4-4 Ishpreet Singh
Latest score – tight fright
Mark Selby took his time to deal with his fourth straight snooker.
No wonder - as if he gets out of this bout of trouble he'll fancy himself to close out victory.
Again he trickled the ball onto two reds - and this time he was not quite snookered.
He'll be delighted as the balls look quite open now.
Selby is 63-33 in front in this decider.
- Mark Selby 4-4 Ishpreet Singh
Latest score – Singh piling on pressure
Ishpreet Singh finally drew a miss from Mark Selby - with his THIRD straight snooker.
Selby remains 63-29 up.
- Mark Selby 4-4 Ishpreet Singh
Latest score – Selby brilliantly escapes 2 snookers
Mark Selby expertly got out of one snooker.
aAd was then put in the same situation again.
He once more trickled the cue ball down successfully.
A brilliant 'double'!
Selby remains 63-29 up.
- Mark Selby 4-4 Ishpreet Singh
Latest score – Singh lets Selby off hook
Ishpreet Singh bagged a dangerous 21 break - only for the cue ball to then land right next to the red.
Mark Selby was sweating - as that could have been a frame-winning break until that last 'kiss'.
Selby is 63-29 up.
- Mark Selby 4-4 Ishpreet Singh
Latest score – Making his Mark
Mark Selby has just pulled off a skilful red to the middle pocket to get on the black.
And that could be the decisive moment of this final frame.
He then pouched a bold brown - only to miss the final red and settle for a 37 break.
Ishpreet Singh now has a chance of a dramatic recovery - albeit still 63-13 down so far.
- Mark Selby 4-4 Ishpreet Singh
Latest score – Selby sailing
Mark Selby returned to the table with a glint in his eye - knowing the balls were well placed.
And he was on 26 with a gettable red.
But he missed it - leaving Ishpreet Singh with an opening of his own.
But her Indian ace then failed with a power shot - again handing Selby a golden opportunity.
Selby pounced to pot a testing red - and could be on his way once more.
He leads 27-8 in the decider.
- Mark Selby 4-4 Ishpreet Singh
Latest score – Ishpreet's dashing start
Ishpreet Singh landed a brilliant red and black combination to open the scoring in the final-frame.
He then missed a double on the red with his third and final shot of a short but sweet break.
Now we're back to safety play.
Singh leads 8-0 in the frame.
- Mark Selby 4-4 Ishpreet Singh
Latest score – Decider coming up!
Mark Selby's 91 clearance means he's gone from 4-1 down to a ninth-frame shoot-out.
- Mark Selby 4-4 Ishpreet Singh
Latest score – Selby set to take it all the way
Mark Selby is romping away with the eighth frame.
He's on the black after potting the last red - and already past 100 for the frame in a break of 69... so far.
- Mark Selby 3-4 Ishpreet Singh
Latest score – Selby's snookered snag
Mark Selby's early break of 27 put him on top.
But Ishpreet Singh produced a fine snooker - which Selby TWICE failed to get out of.
However, his third attempt nestled the cue ball against the red - with the black ball protecting the pocket.
Selby was 27-13 up in this eighth frame - with Singh himself then missing the red to go 31-13 down.
- Mark Selby 3-4 Ishpreet Singh
Latest score – Singh miss
This re-started frame is also going slowly.
Selby slightly got away with one safety shot - the red falling reasonably safely.
But Singh took it on - missing by quite a lot.
That's let in Selby early in this frame.
- Mark Selby 3-4 Ishpreet Singh
Latest score - eighth frame re-started
The two players agreed to a rare re-rack of the ball - with the frame going nowhere.
- Mark Selby 3-4 Ishpreet Singh
Latest score – Selby cuts deficit to one frame
Mark Selby missed the pink but - Ishpreet Singh conceded the seventh frame at 86-65 down.
Selby has now won the last two frames to close to one behind.
- Mark Selby 3-4 Ishpreet Singh
Latest scores – Singh gamble 'fails'
Ishpreet Singh took on a tough red - and missed.
Mark Selby instantly potted it - thought it was far from a sitter.
Now the Englishman is down to the colours - but once more with the balls trickily placed.
Potting the yellow and green put Selby 80-65 up - and he's still going.
- Mark Selby 2-4 Ishpreet Singh
Latest scores – Singh right back in frame
Poor Mark Selby lost a string of fouls trying to get out of a snooker.
And in the end he also left a red on.
However, Singh could only compile a break of 10 - leaving Selby 72-65 up.
- Mark Selby 2-4 Ishpreet Singh
Latest scores – Selby in trouble
A poor shot from Mark Selby gave Ishpreet Singh a chance he took to land a nasty snooker.
Selby was 72-43 up.
And he appeared to change his mind a couple of times over how to get out of the cue ball being tucked behind the blue over the middle pocket.
In the end he trickled the ball off the cushion - but it just missed the red.
Singh asked him to have another go - with the white re-spotted in the same place.
- RESULT: Neil Robertson 5-1 Barry Hawkins
- Mark Selby 2-4 Ishpreet Singh