Scottish Open snooker 2024 LIVE RESULTS: Lei Peifan beats Wu Yize to claim first ranking title of career and £100k prize
LEI PEIFAN beat Wu Yize to make the Scottish Open the first title of his fledgling career.
Lei, 21, stunned snooker star Mark Allen on Saturday night in the semi-final before a strong performance against his fellow countryman on the final.
Wu lost the first four frames of the final before fighting back to win four of the next five to keep it competitive - but Lei found his nerve to win the £100,000 top prize.
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Allen edges in front but a miscue on a black, which he pots, means he has no red available to pot. He leads 33-1 in the second frame.
Mark Allen 0-1 Noppon Saengkham
Tom Ford 1-0 Lei PeifanLatest scores
After trading blows early on Saengkham wrestles control, he overturns a deficit to take the frame.
Meanwhile Ford is also in front.
Mark Allen 0-1 Noppon Saengkham
Tom Ford 1-0 Lei PeifanLatest scores - Play underway
Saengkham gets the match underway to begin the evening session.
Mark Allen 0-0 Noppon Saengkham
Tom Ford 0-0 Lei Peifan
Semi-final place up for grabs
Saengkham will be aiming to continue his good form after beating Mark Selby, Ali Carter and Ricky Walden to reach this stage.
Meanwhile Allen beat Jack Lisowski, Ryan Day and Guoqing He.
Two more matches to come
The remaining quarter-final clashes get underway at 7pm.
World number four Mark Allen takes on Noppon Saengkham while Tom Ford plays Lei Peifan.
Brecel 1-5 Xiao
And it's all over! After a few exchanges on the brown Brecel concedes as he is unable to overcome his opponent.
A strong showing from Xiao whose mental toughness shone through more than anything else.
Brecel 1-4 Xiao
Brecel opts to play safe and that ends up allowing Xiao back in.
He pots the remaining reds and sinks the yellow and green which were hovering over the pockets.
But he underhits on the green to leave himself on a tricky position on the brown - the last ball he needed to pot to win the frame and the match.
Brecel given one last lifeline.
Brecel 1-4 Xiao (23-15)
A rare chance for Brecel here that he needs to make the most of.
He pots a black to the bottom right pocket and has a red open, but with two reds bunched close next to the pink this is not plane sailing.
Brecel 1-4 Xiao (6-13)
A cagey opening to this frame with neither player taking any risks.
They are exchanging safeties with each player managing to get the cue ball in and out of baulk to prevent an easy shot.
Brecel 1-4 Xiao
Xiao is now in full control here and looks like he will finish this match sooner rather than later.
He is now one frame away from the semi-finals.
Brecel 1-3 Xiao (1-30)
Xiao picks up where he left off with another measured and composed break so far.
Brecel 1-3 Xiao
The players are back out from the interval with frame five now underway.
Brecel 1-3 Xiao
A brilliant century break from Xiao to take the fourth frame.
Brecel needs to buck up his ideas quickly if he wants to win this match.
Brecel 1-2 Xiao (0-49)
This frame is a far cry from the previous one with Xiao beginning to find his groove.
He has plenty still to do with the few reds remaining tightly bunched up.
Brecel 1-2 Xiao
A brilliant shot from Brecel to sink the last red finally seems to put him in control.
But it is not to be and Xiao claws his way back into the frame, which he seals after polishing off the colours.
Brecel 1-1 Xiao (38-51)
Xiao edges back in front but is unable to build a frame building break.
The commentator calls in a "cursed frame", which says it all about the state of play at the moment.
Brecel 1-1 Xiao (38-27)
A miss from Xiao on a red to the bottom left corner allows Brecel back in, who then pots his first ball in almost 30 minutes.
He then builds a break of 38 but is unfortunate not to disperse the four reds left as the cue ball canons into them.
Brecel 1-1 Xiao (0-27)
Finally we have a breakthrough as Xiao takes control of the third frame.
He had been very patient to get his chance but never really had control of the cue ball and his break finishes on 26.
Brecel 1-1 Xiao
Xiao shakes his head after Brecel plays a brilliant safety. He leads 1-0 in this frame but it looks like it will be a question of who blinks first.
Brecel 1-1 Xiao
Xiao makes no mistake. He looked assured there with the exception of one pink that only just trickled in.
Brecel will be kicking himself as only he was to blame for letting his opponent in there.
Brecel 1-0 Xiao (35-24)
Xiao returns to the table following a strange foul by Brecel, who hit the blue when several reds were on offer.
He now has an excellent chance to clear up with the remaining reds in good position
Brecel 1-0 Xiao (10-19)
A reminder that the winner of this tie will face Wu Yize, who beat Brit Chris Wakelin 5-4 in the earlier match.
Wu hits 19 and leaves the table after missing a red and leaving it right next to a corner. He should have used the opportunity more wisely.
Brecel pots a lovely red. Good early signs for his supporters.
Credit: Rex Brecel 1-0 Xiao
Brecel can't pick up where he left off.
He misses a pretty straightforward red.
Brecel 1-0 Xiao
The Belgian smells first blood here in Edinburgh.
Brecel 0-0 Xiao (62-9)
Xiao misses a HUGE pink - he needs a snooker. Maybe he was thinking too much about position.
Brecel is swinging his cue and leaves a snooker for Xiao.
Reminder: This is Brecel's second ranking quarter-final since he was crowned world champion in May 2023.
