Champion Trump through to last 16 of English Open at Brentwood
Defending champion Judd Trump reached the last 16 of the English Open with a clinical 4-1 win over Matthew Selt at Brentwood.
Selt did not make a single pot until the third frame as two-time winner Trump eased to victory. He will face Fan Zhengyi next following his 4-2 win over Oliver Lines.
Second seed Kyren Wilson also progressed after a comfortable 4-1 win over Anthony McGill and will next play Barry Hawkins, who beat Xu Si 4-0.
Mark Selby looked in good touch with a 4-0 win over Joe O’Connor, compiling a break of 137 in the second frame. China’s Si Jiahui awaits after edging his compatriot Jiang Jun 4-3.
Luca Brecel continued his underwhelming season as he slumped to a 4-3 loss to Pang Junxu, the Belgian unable to recapture the form that saw him win last year’s world championship.
John Higgins, Ross Muir and He Guoqiang all recorded 4-1 scorelines, beating David Gilbert, Jamie Jones and Stephen Maguire respectively.
Mark Allen defeated Lyu Haotian 4-2 to set up a meeting with Higgins, while Neil Robertson will face Muir after beating Shaun Murphy 4-1.
