International Championship snooker LIVE RESULTS: John Higgins and Kyren Wilson knocked out of quarter-finals – latest
KYREN WILSON and John Higgins have been knocked out of the International Snooker Championships.
Ronnie O'Sullivan also suffered a shock defeat at the hands of Chinese star Pang Junxu on Tuesday morning.
And World No 1 Judd Trump got dumped out of the competition by Xu Si less than 24 hours later.
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147 alert
Xu Si secured the second 147 break of his career in in Nanjing today.
It came in his 6-2 win over Ryan Day.
The 26-year-old is now in line to pocket £5,000 given to the player with the highest break of the tournament.
High praise
Ronnie O'Sullivan is perhaps not surprised to crash out to Chinese star Pang Junxu today after praising the country's players after beating He Guoqiang in the previous round.
O'Sullivan said earlier this week: "These Chinese boys are so talented. I wish I had their games. They’re so technically good.
"I’ve got that nous. I’m a bit streetwise, that’s got me through my whole career.
"But I wish I had the technique that about 80 guys on the tour have.
“The way they pot balls is unbelievable. I can’t pot like them. If I had their technique and cue action I’d go unbeaten the whole of my life.”
Key to success
Pang Junxu has revealed a change in mindset led to him knocking out Ronnie O'Sullivan.
He said after his win: "In my previous meetings against Ronnie, I held back quite a bit.
"But this time I played more freely and went for my shots.
"It wasn’t fear. I approached the game as an opportunity to learn from him.”
Ron top
Pang Junxu got the better of Ronnie O'Sullivan 6-4 in the last 32 of the International Championship.
On the win, the 24-year-old rising star said: “In the penultimate frame, I felt a bit tense and I didn’t get the position I wanted.
“I left myself with an almost impossible angle (on the black), so I wasn’t sure how to take on that final ball.
“When Ronnie came back to level after I was leading 4-2, I didn’t feel much pressure. His comeback wasn’t really related to my own performance.
“I managed to finish the last two frames with single visits. Overall, I felt much better, the rhythm was great, my luck was good and my long pots were solid."
Calendar clash
Ronnie O'Sullivan is set to play in the Champion of Champions next week in Bolton and then it is the UK Championship – which he has won a record eight times – in York.
Yet he is not planning on flying straight back to the UK and will spend several more days out in Asia.
On whether he will play, O’Sullivan said: "I will see. I will spend a few days here in China. I’ve got a bit more stuff to do.
“I don’t know, I always make my mind up a day before a tournament whether I am going to play or not. I don’t even know what I’m doing.
“Listen, ever since I have been playing the game, I always make my mind up the day before the event. If you feel good, you want to play, you are ready – then you play.
“If you are not ready, you don’t play. So hopefully I am ready to play. That’s all."
Latest scores - Yun wins
Ding 6-0 Vafaei – finished
Hawkins 6-1 Robertson – finished
Jun 6-4 Yuan - finished
Si 6-2 Day – finished
Un-Nooh 1-6 Williams – finished
Xiao 6-2 Allen – finished
Zhang 1-6 Lyu – finished
Wu 4-6 Wilson – finishedLatest scores - Allen crashes out
Ding 6-0 Vafaei – finished
Hawkins 6-1 Robertson – finished
Jun 5-4 Yuan
Si 6-2 Day – finished
Un-Nooh 1-6 Williams – finished
Xiao 6-2 Allen - finished
Zhang 1-6 Lyu – finished
Wu 4-6 Wilson – finishedLatest scores - World champ through
Wilson continues to show good form after winning the Northern Ireland Open last week.
He is through to the next round with just two matches still in play.
Ding 6-0 Vafaei – finished
Hawkins 6-1 Robertson – finished
Jun 5-4 Yuan
Si 6-2 Day – finished
Un-Nooh 1-6 Williams – finished
Xiao 5-2 Allen
Zhang 1-6 Lyu – finished
Wu 4-6 Wilson - finishedLatest scores - Robertson out
Ding 6-0 Vafaei – finished
Hawkins 6-1 Robertson - finished
Jun 4-4 Yuan
Si 6-2 Day – finished
Un-Nooh 1-6 Williams – finished
Xiao 4-2 Allen
Zhang 1-6 Lyu - finished
Wu 4-5 Wilson
Latest scores - Just half of the games remain
Barry Hawkins is closing in on a big win over Neil Robertson while Kyren Wilson is right on track.
Ding 6-0 Vafaei – finished
Hawkins 5-1 Robertson
Jun 4-4 Yuan
Si 6-2 Day - finished
Un-Nooh 1-6 Williams - finished
Xiao 4-2 Allen
Zhang 1-5 Lyu
Wu 3-5 WilsonLatest scores - Ding seals win
An impressive whitewash from Ding means he is in the next round along with Mark Williams.
Ding 6-0 Vafaei - finished
Hawkins 4-1 Robertson
Jun 3-4 Yuan
Si 5-2 Day
Un-Nooh 1-6 Williams
Xiao 3-2 Allen
Zhang 1-5 Lyu
Wu 3-4 WilsonLatest scores - Allen mounting comeback?
Allen has brought it back to 3-2 after going 3-0 down.
Elsewhere Ding and Williams are closing in on wins.
Ding 5-0 Vafaei
Hawkins 3-1 Robertson
Jun 3-3 Yuan
Si 3-2 Day
Un-Nooh 1-5 Williams
Xiao 3-2 Allen
Zhang 1-4 Lyu
Wu 2-4 WilsonLatest scores - Ding heading for whitewash
Ding 5-0 Vafaei
Hawkins 3-1 Robertson
Jun 3-2 Yuan
Si 3-1 Day
Un-Nooh 1-4 Williams
Xiao 3-1 Allen
Zhang 1-3 Lyu
Wu 2-3 WilsonLatest scores - Robertson in danger of defeat
Ding 4-0 Vafaei
Hawkins 3-0 Robertson
Jun 2-2 Yuan
Si 3-1 Day
Un-Nooh 1-3 Williams
Xiao 3-1 Allen
Zhang 1-3 Lyu
Wu 1-3 WilsonLatest scores - Ding cruising
Ding breezed through the previous round and he is on course to do the same again today, against a good opponent in Vafaei.
Ding 3-0 Vafaei
Hawkins 2-0 Robertson
Jun 2-1 Yuan
Si 2-1 Day
Un-Nooh 1-3 Williams
Xiao 3-0 Allen
Zhang 0-3 Lyu
Wu 1-3 Wilson
Latest scores - Allen heading for exit
The Northern Irishman has plenty to do after falling 3-0 down to Xiao.
Ding 2-0 Vafaei
Hawkins 1-0 Robertson
Jun 2-1 Yuan
Si 1-1 Day
Un-Nooh 1-1 Williams
Xiao 3-0 Allen
Zhang 0-2 Lyu
Wu 1-1 WilsonLatest scores - Ding in front
Ding 1-0 Vafaei
Hawkins 0-0 Robertson
Jun 1-0 Yuan
Si 0-0 Day
Un-Nooh 0-1 Williams
Xiao 2-0 Allen
Zhang 0-1 Lyu
Wu 0-1 WilsonLatest scores - Xiao opens the scoring
Xiao is the first man to record a frame as he edges in front of Mark Allen.
Ding 0-0 Vafaei
Hawkins 0-0 Robertson
Jun 0-0 Yuan
Si 0-0 Day
Un-Nooh 0-0 Williams
Wu 0-0 Wilson
Xiao 1-0 Allen
Zhang 0-0 LyuLatest scores - play underway
Ding 0-0 Vafaei
Hawkins 0-0 Robertson
Jun 0-0 Yuan
Si 0-0 Day
Un-Nooh 0-0 Williams
Wu 0-0 Wilson
Xiao 0-0 Allen
Zhang 0-0 LyuNext fixtures at 11:30am
And here is how they line up:
Ding vs Vafaei
Hawkins vs Robertson
Jun vs Yuan
Si vs Day
Un-Nooh vs Williams
Wu vs Wilson
Xiao vs Allen
Zhang vs LyuRonnie heading home
It is a disappointing early exit for O'Sullivan who had been enjoying his most recent visit to China.
He praised the country saying: “It’s a new city (for me). I was out there this morning, we went to the lake – an amazing lake, beautiful,” Ronnie O’Sullivan told the World Snooker Tour.
“I mean, I would just recommend anybody to come to China. It blows me away. Every city I come, they always take me somewhere that I go wow.”
“It’s like you’re in another world. It’s an amazing place. I’m probably going to go to the river tomorrow night, so that’s going to be another experience.
“But the place that I went to today was just unbelievable. For me, it’s the best place in the world. There is no other place like China.
“Every city just has something amazing about it, and Nanjing has a lot of history. But listen, forget about going on holidays anywhere else. Just come to China.
“Come and visit some of their most important cities where all the dynasties were. You’ve been here yourself, I bet you go home and tell people how wonderful it is.
“I always tell people that they have to come to China. For me, it’s the greatest place on earth.”
Final scores - Selby seals it
Mark Selby takes the ninth frame to win his match, with Lisowski and Wilson not far behind.
Carter 4-6 Page – finished
Lisowski 6-5 Jiahui - finished
O’Sullivan 4-6 Pang – finished
Saengkham 3-6 Selby - finished
Stevens 1-6 Higgins – finished
Trump 6-4 O’Connor – finished
Wakelin 6-3 Murphy – finished
Williams 5-6 Wilson - finishedLatest scores - Three games still in play
There are three matches still in the balance with Selby coming from behind to build a solid lead.
Carter 4-6 Page – finished
Lisowski 5-5 Jiahui
O’Sullivan 4-6 Pang – finished
Saengkham 3-5 Selby
Stevens 1-6 Higgins – finished
Trump 6-4 O’Connor - finished
Wakelin 6-3 Murphy – finished
Williams 5-5 WilsonLatest scores - Trump wins it!
It was a nervy affair but Trump takes it thanks to some clever pots.
He got the job done after come from behind and will be delighted to book his place in the next round.
Carter 4-6 Page – finished
Lisowski 4-4 Jiahui
O’Sullivan 4-6 Pang – finished
Saengkham 3-5 Selby
Stevens 1-6 Higgins – finished
Trump 6-4 O’Connor - finished
Wakelin 6-3 Murphy – finished
Williams 5-4 WilsonLatest scores - Trump turns things around
The Juddernaut trailed 4-2 at one point but has now edged in front, with the tenth frame a very cagey affair.
Elsehwere Wakelin has knocked out Murphy with two excellent century breaks helping him to an upset.
Carter 4-6 Page – finished
Lisowski 3-4 Jiahui
O’Sullivan 4-6 Pang – finished
Saengkham 3-5 Selby
Stevens 1-6 Higgins – finished
Trump 5-4 O’Connor
Wakelin 6-3 Murphy - finished
Williams 4-4 Wilson