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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Latest scores – O’Sullivan 6-2 Guoqiang
The Rocket wins!
What else did we expect? The greatest player of all time continues to show his dominance as he breezes past Guoqiang and into the next round.
A stunning seventh break of over 50 in the match earns some cheers from a loving crowd in China.
It ends 6-2.
Latest scores – O’Sullivan 5-2 Guoqiang
A lead of 57 for Ronnie gives Guoqiang a tough task to pull off a miracle and keep the match alive.
The Chinese potter is stuck in a pocket with the white too, an already tough task is starting to look impossible.
Latest scores around the tables
Here’s a look at all the scores around the table in China…
- Chenzhi 2-3 Lisowski
- Higginson 3-3 Yize
- Mertens 0-5 Si Jiahui
- Perry 1-3 Hawkins
- Hongyu 2-4 Wilson
- O’Sullivan 5-2 Guoqiang
- Robertson 1-4 Saengkham
Latest scores – O’Sullivan 5-2 Guoqiang
And just like that O'Sullivan wins the frame.
Guoqiang makes a mistake of his own after returning just 16 points and Ronnie is back at the table.
With the scores at 69-16, the 24-year-old concedes the frame.
Ronnie off the hook and back in control.
Latest scores – O’Sullivan 4-2 Guoqiang
It's happened again! O'Sullivan leaves the door open for Guoqiang after missing a sitter of a red.
He had 53 points racked up already but is now watching on in hope that his opponent can't snatch another frame away from him.
The look on his face says it all.
Latest scores around the tables
Here's a look at all the scores around the table in China...
- Chenzhi 2-2 Lisowski
- Higginson 3-2 Yize
- Mertens 0-4 Si Jiahui
- Perry 1-3 Hawkins
- Hongyu 1-4 Wilson
- O'Sullivan 4-2 Guoqiang
- Robertson 1-3 Saengkham
Latest scores – O’Sullivan 4-2 Guoqiang
He's done it.
In goes the black and Guoqiang gets his highest break of the match to find a way back into this head-to-head.
Ronnie will be fuming at that missed blue that opened the door for his opponent.
Latest scores – O’Sullivan 4-1 Guoqiang
Have we seen a turning point?
Ronnie had 59-0 lead in this sixth frame, but gave up the table after missing a relatively simple pot.
He Guoqiang has now clawed 25 points back off O'Sullivan and could make this a momentum swing in the match.
Latest scores - O'Sullivan 4-1 Guoqiang
It's all but over at this point as Ronnie rarely loses from this position.
What a dominant display from The Rocket on this beautiful Monday morning.
Latest scores - Hongyu 1-2 Wilson
World No.2 Kyren Wilson is locked in a tense battle himself with Chinese star Liu Hongyu.
Wilson currently leads 2-1 but its a match that could really go either way.
Latest scores - O'Sullivan 3-1 Guoqiang
Ronnie is starting to pull away now as he makes it 3-1.
You can see The Rocket is in the mood and is looking to put this thrilling tie to bed.
Latest scores - O'Sullivan 2-1 Guoqiang
Ronnie has taken the lead once again snooker lovers!
You can't keep a good guy down for too long as The Rocket's tremendous play has earned him another point on the board.
Latest scores - O'Sullivan 1-1 Guoqiang
And the Chinese phenomenon has pulled one back!
Ronnie let his guard slip a bit and it has cost him the second frame.
Latest scores - O'Sullivan 1-0 Guoqiang
First blood goes to the Rocket!
You can't take your eye off this one for a second as both players are in concentration mode.
Top Trumps
Judd Trump highlighted why he is World No 1 this morning with yet another statement win.
The English superstar thrashed Sanderson Lam 6-0.
And he'll be awaiting his opponent in the next round.
Latest scores - O'Sullivan 0-0 Guoqiang
So, less than 24 hours after beating female star Mink Nutcharat, Ronnie O'Sullivan RETURNED to the table.
And he faces a tough opponent!
The Rocket is currently locked in a tense battle with Chinese star He Guoqiang with a place in the last 32 up for grabs.
What TV channel is it on?
- The entire tournament will be shown on Eurosport in the UK.
- It is also possible to live stream the action via the Discovery+ website/app.
- Alternatively, SunSport will provide daily LIVE coverage of the tournament.
Qualification results in full
O’Sullivan, Wilson and Vafaei all won their qualification matches yesterday in what was a frenetic day of action..
Noppon Saengkham 6-3 Wang Xinbo
Ronnie O’Sullivan 6-3 Nutcharut
Kyren Wilson 6-0 Mitchell Mann
Si Jiahui 6-4 Andrew Pagett
David Grace 6-2 Jinhao Zhou
Hossein Vafaei 6-4 Dian Zheng
Ding Junhui 6-0 Reanne Evans
Ali Carter 6-1 Cai WeiWhen is the International Championship snooker 2024?
- The International Championship 2024 is taking place in Nanjing, China and began yesterday morning GMT.
- The final will take place on Sunday, November 10.
- The entire event takes place at the South New City National Fitness Centre.
- Session times in the early rounds are at 1.30am, 6.30am and 11.30am (all GMT).
Why was The Rocket’s game delayed by an hour?
Ronnie O’Sullivan’s match against Mink Nutcharut at the International Championship was delayed due to safety concerns stemming from the size of the crowd in Nanjing.
The Rocket secured a 6-3 victory over the women’s world number one, overcoming a tense moment when Mink rallied and gained momentum mid-match.
The sheer number of spectators eager to watch O’Sullivan meant that the preceding match on the main table in the morning session had to be cut short, causing the main event to start nearly an hour late.
World Snooker Tour shared on social media: “Due to the amount of spectators, for safety reasons the afternoon session has been delayed until 2:50 pm.”
He will face He Guoqiang on Monday for a place in the last 32 of the competition.
What is the prize money?
The tournament in China is one of the richer events on the circuit, with a total prize pot of £825,000.
The breakdown is as follows:
- Winner: £175,000
- Runner-up: £75,000
- Semi-final: £33,000
- Quarter-final: £22,000
- Last 16: £14,000
- Last 32: £9,000
- Last 64: £5,000
- Highest break: £5,000
- Total: £825,000
O’Sullivan survives scare
Ronnie O’Sullivan faced a significant challenge as he narrowly avoided losing to a female opponent for the first time in his 32-year professional career.
Despite establishing a 4-1 lead, O’Sullivan’s performance lacked conviction, particularly after a nearly hour-long delay to seat fans eager to see the snooker legend in action.
Nutcharut fought back fiercely, winning the sixth and seventh frames to narrow the gap to 4-3 in the best-of-11 match. However, O’Sullivan found his form and turned the tide, sealing the victory and avoiding an unexpected early exit.
International Championship snooker format
- All matches will be best of 11 frames (first to six) until the quarter-finals.
- The semi finals will be best of 17 (first to nine) and played over two sessions
- The final is also played over two sessions and is best of 19 (first to 10).
Monday November 4 fixtures
- Judd Trump v Lam Sanderson
- Anthony Hamilton v Shaun Murphy
- Thepchaiya Un-Nooh v Stuart Bingham
- Zhang Anda v David Grace
- Joe Perry v Barry Hawkins
- Andrew Higginson v Wu Yize
- Liu Hongyu v Kyren Wilson
- Mark Davis v Mark Williams
- Ben Mertens v Si Jiahui
- Gong Chenzhi v Jack Lisowski
- Jimmy Robertson v Noppon Saengkham
- Ronnie O'Sullivan v He Guoqiang
- Michael Holt v Yian Sijun
- Fan Zhengyi v Neil Robertson
- Ali Carter v Ross Muir
- Ding Junhui v Martin O'Donnell
- Hossein Vafaei v Dylan Emery
- David Gilbert v Jackson Page
- Joe O'Connor v Anthony McGill
- Aaron Hill v Mark Allen
Latest score - Higgins 6-4 Woollaston
John Higgins was dealt a tough opening test against English star Ben Woollaston, but the Scot has overcome the odds.
Higgins at times seemed as if he might suffer an early exit despite leading for the entire match.
However, his class prevailed and he is now in the next round of this thrilling International Championship.
