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Q-School 2014

monique — Sun, 11 May 2014 10:46:40 +0000

The Q-School 2014 features two events, with 8 Main Tours spots for the grabs, and is played at The Capital Venue (SWSA) in Gloucester from 10 to 21 May, 2014. Chen Zhe, Li Yan and Zhang Anda are trying to regain their professional status. Good luck to them. Congratulations to Anda who regains his main tour spot coming out of Q-School event 1. Unfortunately neither Sleepy nor Li Yan managed to make it. They are off the Main Tour.

Q-School – event 1

Round 1

Zhang Anda 4-3 Andreas Ploner
Scores: 15-83(81); 137(88)-0; 120(120)-8; 56-64; 92(72)-0; 38-81(50); 67-49
Centuries: Anda: 120

Round 2 – Last 128

Che Zhe 4-1 Darryl Hill
Scores: 40-69; 70-2; 74-60; 76-0; 65-18

Joe O’Connor 4-3 Li Yan
Scores: 0-85; 55-54; 68-57; 88(61)-27; 32-58; 31-58; 72-41

Zhang Anda 4-1 Thomas Barton
Scores: 81(72)-0; 81(76)-0; 0-74; 102(87)-0; 106(78)-0

Round 3- Last 64

Chen Zhe 4-2 Andy Marriott

Zhang Anda 4-2 Ross Vallance

Round 3- Last 32

Chen Zhe 4-2 Gareth Green

Zhang Anda 4-0 Kacper Filipiak

Round 4 – Last 16

Chris Melling 4-1 Chen Zhe
Scores: 69-59(50); 68-7; 57-24; 1-75(75); 64(63)-47

Zhang Anda 4-2 Martin McCrudden
Scores: 73(50)-24; 13-74(57); 73(73)-4; 89(52)-0; 46-55; 72-44

Round 5 – Last 8

Zhang Anda 4-3 Jamie Rhys Clarke
Scores: 115(86)-2; 109(71)-5; 58-47; 26-67; 49-63; 52-53; 84(54)-4

Well done Anda, back on the Main Tour right away!

Q-School – event 2

Round 1

Chen Zhe 4-2 Ross Higgins
Scores: 77-31; 74-4; 61-33; 34-62; 57-63; 72(53)-9

Round 2 – Last 128

Chen Zhe 4-2 Ben Harrison

Li Yan 4-0 Yijun Feng

Round 2 – Last 64

Chen Zhe 4-3 Hans Blanckaert

Li Yan 4-3 Fang Xiongman

Round 3 – Last 32

Michael Wild 4-3 Chen Zhe

Ashley Carthy 4-3 Li Yan

World Championship 2014 – Qualifiers , Pond Forge, Sheffield, England

monique — Mon, 07 Apr 2014 09:20:39 +0000

The World Championship 2014 Qualifiers – still played in a tiered format – run from April 8 till April 16, at Pond Forge, Sheffield. All Grove players, except for Neil and Judd, who are seeded, are involved. Zhang Anda, Cao Xinlong, Chen Zhe, Li Hang and Li Yan all won their matches in Round 1. Unfortunately Round 2 was less successful as only Li Yan managed to go through and then win in Round 3. Li Yan and Wenbo were one match away from the Crucible but couldn’t make it.

Round 1

Zhang Anda 10-2 Andrew Pagett
28-70(62), 75(59)-34, 80(75)-1, 43-87(50), 79-33, 80(56)-0, 83-36, 75(56)-0, 88(81)-23, 75(50)-48, 64-43, 85-32

Cao Xinlong 10-9 Jamie O’Neill
61(56)-77; 110(102)-1; 69-8; 94(90)-37; 64-70(63); 80(52)-36; 58-62; 62-59; 36-83; 75-31; 1-73(59); 72(66)-50; 1-77; 56-68; 66-16; 108(102)-17; 51-52; 24-73; 68-32
Centuries: Cao Xinlong: 102, 102

Chen Zhe 10-8 Antony Parsons
49-77; 69-47; 66-9; 50-73(65); 1-74; 125(73,52)-0; 59-23; 10-77(71); 56-7; 72-33; 14-74; 6-105; 54-63; 76-9; 65-48; 3-52; 133(133)-0; 71-25
Centuries: Chen Zhe: 133

Li Hang 10-5 Ratchayothin Yotharuck
85(74)-31; 104(104)-0; 72-0; 43-79; 123(93)-9; 79-31; 98(57)-35; 72(72)-0; 23-75; 67(66)-39; 51-65; 41-66; 76-19; 10-74; 79-37
Centuries: Li Hang: 104

Li Yan 10-5 Elliot Slessor
0-64(64); 80-17; 64-55; 18-58; 35-60; 50-70; 33-67; 68-12; 68(51)-22; 56-49; 73(64)-4; 57-23; 60-50; 61-33; 55-34

Round 2

Dechawat Poomjaeng 10-8 Zhang Anda
9-70; 74-29; 0-84(74); 19-111(111); 76-65; 63-28; 14-117(58); 100(91)-13; 5-65; 65-53; 73(61)-14; 75(66)-33; 97(51)-8; 8-77; 31-63; 53-29; 14-61; 75(75)-0
Centuries: Zhang Anda: 111

Peter Lines 10-9 Cao Xinlong
63-61; 32-99(52); 5-55; 70-17; 0-72(72); 46-72(52); 59(52)-72; 76(76)-30; 77-33; 78-12; 63-38; 54-23; 44-66(50); 15-117(117); 51-80(57); 54-16; 28-69; 65(51)-1; 59-39
Centuries: Cao Xinlong: 117

Luca Brecel 10-7 Yu Delu
23-108(108); 81(51)-29; 0-65; 89-4; 99(55)-8; 75(75)-38; 69(69)-1; 63(63)-2; 69-70(70); 54-68; 36-70; 61-2; 56-26; 6-75(74); 57-52; 30-67; 65(57)-29
Centuries: Yu Delu: 108

Mark Joyce 10-8 Chen Zhe
58(51)-65(51); 46-69; 54-30; 67(67)-42; 101(101)-0; 16-99(82); 77(76)-0; 62-16; 0-79(79); 63-7; 52-78; 67-47; 6-105(53); 67-53; 0-71(71); 36-68; 79-42; 63-53
Centuries: Mark Joyce: 101

Pankaj Advani 10-9 Li Hang
60-27; 58(52)-70; 2-100(63); 62-25; 0-140(116); 56(55)-67(67); 28-70(52); 62-51; 1-128(120); 72-42; 72-59; 7-68(61); 1-100(85); 78-54; 87-0; 73(67)-1; 20-82; 73-12; 64-1
Centuries: Li Hang: 116, 120

Li Yan 10-3 Dave Harold
17-83(83); 89(59)-12; 62-17; 74-51; 75(64)-1; 94-30; 0-80; 60-22; 67-52; 61-56; 38-60; 70(57)-25; 60-24

Round 3

Li Yan 10-8 Joe Swail
1-74; 112(112)-0; 0-69; 62-2; 0-74; 69-76; 17-67; 70(52)-26; 32-70; 67-41; 53-25; 70-9; 45-58; 35-71; 62-45; 60(50)-15; 60-28; 77-15
Centuries: Li Yan: 112

Round 4 – Final round

Xiao Guodong 10-1 Li Yan

Martin Gould 10-7 Liang Wenbo

Haikou World Open 2014

monique — Mon, 10 Mar 2014 09:55:54 +0000

The television stage of the Haikou World Open, features 64 players and runs from March 10 to March 15, 2014. Neil, Judd, Wenbo, Li Yan and Yu Delu have qualified. Neil is the first to book his last 32 spot with a 5-1 win over Jamie Jones. Judd and Wenbo joined him on day 2. All three won on day 3 and reached the last 16, where unfortunately they all lost.

Last 64

Jamie Jones 1-5 Neil Robertson
43-64, 88-35, 35-77(68), 16-100(53), 30-100(100), 0-84(84)
After a relatively slow start the scoring machine kicked in … 89th century this season for Neil in frame 5.

Matthew Stevens 5-0 Yu Delu
70-16, 66-28, 62-53, 81(55)-40, 71-29

Li Yan 1-5 Ding Junhui
68-62(62), 22-77(57), 16-98(51), 58-64, 0-128(128), 37-66
Li Yan didn’t actually play badly and the score doesn’t reflect the way the match went. Li Yan had in fact a good chance to make it 2-2 at MSI and who knows what could have happened. He played some very good tactical shots along the match, but a few errors at crucial times cost him dear.

Chen Zifan 0-5 Judd Trump
6-93(61), 42-83(61), 1-85(64), 50-60, 0-88(88)

Liang Wenbo 5-1 Scott Donaldson
88(54)-1, 92-32, 126(111)-1, 90-23, 20-93(65), 72(67)-19

Last 32

Matthew Stevens 4-5 Judd Trump

Liang Wenbo 5-3 Mark Davis
66-15, 0-90(90), 84-0, 81(80)-32, 20-72, 4-75(52), 89(52)-30, 86-20

Rory McLeod 1-5 Neil Robertson
59-66, 16-111(111), 48-60, 53-82(56), 51-29, 4-116(116)
A lot of frames were actually quite close even if the score isn’t. Neil is now on 91 centuries for the season.

Last 16

Mark Selby 5-1 Liang Wenbo
7-72(52), 69(62)-40, 67-45, 64-28, 135(135)-4, 131(131)-0
Before the MSI the match was close and Wenbo surely had his chances. After the MSI … Mark just got into another gear.

Marco Fu 5-4 Neil Robertson
138(121)-0, 0-99(61), 7-127(127), 127(127)-1, 95(52)-0, 114(114)-0, 64-73, 38-73, 56-49
The match started very strongly and Marco lead 4-2 having scored three centuries, whilst Neil had one as well. The match got scrappier as Neil fought back to force a decider. The last frame was very tense and very close but Marco prevailed eventually.

John Higgins 5-4 Judd Trump
5-130(100), 0-82(63), 12-110(110), 0-68(68), 104(104)-0, 137(89)-5, 90(90)-0, 124(124)-0, 75(63)-38
What a match! After this Judd tweeted that he never played that well and still lost.

AT4 2014 – Wenbo makes the Final in the Dongguan Open

monique — Tue, 04 Mar 2014 14:06:59 +0000

The fourth and last event of the Asian Tour, the Dongguan Open, is played from March 4 to March 8, 2014.
All Chinese players from Grove are involved. Liang Wenbo beat Yu Delu in the semi finals…. and lost 4-1 to Stuart Bingham in the Final

Round 1

Liang Wenbo had a bye …

Li Yan 2-4 Xu Si

Cao Xin Long 3-4 Mahe Muti

Yu Delu 4-0 Chang Yu Kiu

Li Hang 4-1 Ng Yam Shui

Chen Zhe 4-2 Mark Joyce

Zhang Anda 4-1 Zhang Zihao

Round 2

Zhao Xintong 3-4 Yu Delu

Liang Wenbo 4-0 Cheng Sihong

Graeme Dott 3-4 Li Hang
Li Hang with another very good win and reaping the reward for his hard work.

Chen Zhe 3-4 Rouzi Maimaiti

Zhang Anda 1-4 Cheng Feilong

Round 3 – Last 32

Liang Wenbo 4-0 Fang Xiongman

Ding Junhui 4-0 Li Hang

Ben Woollaston 3-4 Yu Delu

Round 4 – Last 16

Liang Wenbo 4-3 Ding Junhui

Yu Delu 4-3 Ken Doherty

Round 5 – Quarter finals

Liang Wenbo 4-2 Dechawat Poomjaeng

Yu Delu 4-2 Rouzi Maimaiti

Round 6 – Semi finals

Liang Wenbo 4-2 Yu Delu

Round 7 – The Final

Liang Wenbo 1-4 Stuart Bingham

Welsh Open 2014

monique — Tue, 18 Feb 2014 21:33:46 +0000

Newport, Wales, UK – February 19->March 2, 2014
The tournament is played under flat draw, with all 128 players at the venue. All Grove players were involved. Neil, Judd, Wenbo and Li Hang won their first match. Li Hang lost to Anthony Hamilton in the last 64. Neil lost to Mark Williams in the last 32. Judd lost to John Higgins and Wenbo lost to Barry Hawkins in the last 16.

Last 128

Gerard Greene 4-2 Li Yan
115(67)-1, 44-68, 82(77)-36, 67-40, 0-74(74), 66(56)-29

Yu Delu 3-4 Ian Burns
11-114(53,51), 87-8, 75-32, 32-74(64), 0-90(85), 65-57, 1-92(92)

Liu Chuang 4-2 Cheng Zhe
0-94(58), 67-26, 53-9, 50-80, 71-46, 71(71)-0

Dave Harold 4-2 Zhang Anda
76-54, 72-0, 0-84(80), 82-16, 18-66, 70(58)-0
The first frame lasted over 62 minutes and although the others were shorter, it was still a very slow match. Anda made the highest break of the match, 80, but lost all the same.

Neil Robertson 4-1 Lyu Haotian
71-0, 55-65, 84(78)-1, 83(83)-0, 84(84)-0
Neil very disappointed not to make 3 centuries… and feeling for his very young opponent.
You can listen to his post-match here:

Jamie Jones 4-0 Cao Xin Long
87(80)-18, 55-1, 70-37, 74-1

Liang Wenbo 4-2 Jak Jones
33-69(52), 83(83)-0, 85(54)-39, 49-56, 80-0, 74-15

Judd Trump 4-2 Kyren Wilson
A confident display by Judd, with two centuries to boot.

Peter Ebdon 0-4 Li Hang
50(50)-67, 60-73(59), 32-94, 32-69
Another good win for Li Hang.

Last 64

Judd Trump 4-1 Jamie Burnett
62-55, 71-0,0-80(80), 65-50, 73-30

Fergal O’Brien 0-4 Liang Wenbo
10-80(56), 8-120(113), 8-81(50), 0-113(113)

Anthony Hamilton 4-1 Li Hang
12-68(68), 63-55, 65-17, 77-38, 56-36
Obviously after the first frame it was a right scrap…

Neil Robertson 4-0 Rory McLeod
77(57)-6, 72-9, 73-51, 104(104)-0

Last 32

Shaun Murphy 3-4 Liang Wenbo
58-72, 63-27, 71(65)-0, 86(86)-16, 31-69(55), 23-81(81), 9-76(52)
Great result from Wenbo especially considering that he got to a bas start and was 3-1 down.

Neil Robertson 3-4 Mark Williams
56-75(60), 126(112)-0, 71-13, 38-75(50), 63-67, 73-24, 2-77
Neil said after the match that he let it go scrappy and that was the key to MJW’s win.

Judd Trump 4-1 Anthony McGill
0-99(98), 62-39, 71-6, 92(73)-4, 88(53)-9

Last 16

Judd Trump 3-4 John Higgins
0-76(66), 20-77(63), 64-28, 64(59)-1, 5-64, 60-51, 37-68

Liang Wenbo 2-4 Barry Hawkins
78(52)-1, 77-31, 0-80(69), 29-58, 67-74(64), 10-69
Wenbo lead 2-0 and then had a good chance to go 3-2 … but it wasn’t to be. Barry is a tough, tough competitor.

China Open 2014 – Last 128

monique — Sun, 16 Feb 2014 07:45:21 +0000

The last 128, qualifying stage for the China Open 2014 were played in Gloucester at the Capital Venue, from 16 to 18 February, 2014.
All Grove players were involved. Neil is the defending Champion. Yu Delu, Judd, Neil and Li Hang qualified and will play in Beijing

Last 128
Matches are best of 9.

Yu Delu 5-0 Lyu Haotian
79(56)-0, 6-26, 74-65(63), 69(68)-37, 84-6

Dave Harold 5-4 Zhang Anda
25-55, 67-17, 55-14, 32-59, 0-75(75), 71(57)-1, 20-78(52), 71-37, 68(62)-0

Liang Wenbo 4-5 David Grace
0-101(100), 66-55, 76(69)-22, 22-123(54), 76(65)-0, 5-64, 68(52)-4, 1-91(56), 47-67
This was as close as it comes, but eventually David prevailed. Good scoring from both as well.

Neil Robertson 5-3 Li Yan
13-71, 87(87)-36, 76(54)-27, 48-60, 15-63, 64(50)-0, 61-23, 69(51)-14
Neil’s assessment was that Li Yan played very well. To the viewer’s eye both seemed to struggle. Difficult conditions?

Pankaj Advani 5-3 Chen Zhe
79(53)-43, 16-59(55), 87-2, 20-75(51), 61-64, 140(136)-0, 66-5, 71-50

Cao Yupeng 4-5 Li Hang
17-68(67), 67-52(51), 61-65, 1-78(54), 13-74, 68(57)-0, 70(63)-45, 75(74)-41, 10-78(55)
Hard fought and high scoring. Li Hang did very well to win the decider in one visit after “Eric” comeback. Hard work pays off.

Judd Trump 5-0 Elliott Slessor
77(68)-35, 71!71)-23, 80-24, 62-59, 71-44

Barry Hawkins 5-2 Cao Xin Long
61-18, 19-89, 84-42, 75(52)-14, 74(68)-25, 72-75, 67(52)-6

ET8 – Gdynia Open 2014

monique — Fri, 07 Feb 2014 10:15:06 +0000

The Gdynia Open, running from February 7 to 9, 2014 in Gdynia, Poland is was very important to many players fighting for their survival on the tour. Neil Robertson was bidding for the trophy for the third time in a row. On day 1, Judd was the only Grove player to qualify for the final day. He was joined on day 2 by … Anda. Neil ’s defence came to an end at the hands of Alan McManus in last 64. Both Anda and Judd fell in the quarters.

Last 128

Mark Selby 4-0 Chen Zhe
78-47, 81-33, 87(87)-4, 67-63
Sleepy never looked fully awake until the last frame and he had a mare out there…

Michael Holt 4-1 Li Hang
41-71, 68-33, 65-46, 78(56)-13, 81-29

Judd Trump 4-2 Liu Chuang
13-83, 58-54, 92(92)-0, 69-43, 0-138(138), 86(86)-41

Stephen Maguire 4-0 Cao Xin Long
58-18, 108(108)-4, 61-59, 80(80)-0

Robbie Williams 4-0 Li Yan
73-14, 76-65, 96(60)-4, 63(54)-19

Mark Williams 3-4 Liang Wenbo
79-1, 30-85(78), 1-82, 86-0, 10-73(59), 75(64)-25, 15-65(64)

Ian Burns 4-0 Yu Delu
74-12, 99(56)-5, 94-44, 72-35

Neil Robertson 4-1 Adam Stefanow
119(69)-31, 93-10, 83-42, 30-64, 75-30

Gerard Greene 3-4 Zhang Anda
48-83, 68-57, 52-12, 20-65, 77(77)-23, 35-69, 14-74(62)
Good win for Anda this.

Last 64

Judd Trump 4-0 Chris Wakelin
66-22, 105(105)-0, 79(79)-7, 75(75)-11
Judd looked very strong except maybe n the long potting department, but fair to say Chris didn’t put him under pressure at all.

Dominic Dale 4-1 Liang Wenbo
100(100)-22, 127(51,76)-0, 35-59, 61-39, 87(70)-58

Neil Robertson 3-4 Alan McManus
32-73(54), 69-32, 55-61, 0-125(125), 112(112)-0, 101(100)-8, 24-75(67)
This was actually a very good match to watch. Neil missed the 15th red for a maximum in frame 5. Alan’s tactical nous is good as ever and a very positive attitude in the decider was key to his victory. Shame for Neil who sees his defence come to an early end.

Mark Joyce 1-4 Zhang Anda
4-78, 72-34, 32-82, 7-66(66), 4-84(84)
And another good win for Anda.

Last 32

Judd Trump 4-3 Steve Davis
75(75)-0, 0-145(137), 72(63)-7, 64-56, 0-83(55), 47-63, 88(88)-13
Judd is through to the final day, but Steve Davis gave him a stern test. The veteran Legend still has it, as he showed with a great 137, the only century of the match.

David Gilbert 3-4 Zhang Anda
69-47, 65-73, 26-79, 71-18, 57-42, 50-79(60), 8-65
And yet another very good win for Anda! And how close that was!

Last 16

Judd Trump 4-3 Mark King
74(51)-17, 67-55, 79-0, 9-67, 59-60, 1-62, 74-29
Mark King came from 3-0 down to force a decider. But Judd prevailed in the end.

Zhang Anda 4-1 Rod Lawler
5-127(123), 70-31, 99(99)-0, 99(51)-51, 79-1

Last 8

Judd Trump 1-4 Matthew Selt
13-70, 78-57, 72-39, 92(92)-0, 67-54(54)

Zhang Anda 2-4 Fergal O’Brien
22-89(56), 33-70, 2-119(113), 113(113)-0, 70(50)-6, 2-71(55)

Haikou World Open 2013/14 – Last 128

monique — Fri, 13 Dec 2013 17:20:19 +0000

The last 128 of the Haikou World Open are played in Barnsley on 13&14 December 2013. All Grove players will try to qualify for the main event, played in March, in China. After day 1, Judd, Yu Delu, Li Yan, Wenbo are through to China.

Last 128

Yu Delu 5-1 Josh Boileau
6′-13, 64-46, 93-31, 78(78)-7, 0_76, 93(93)-18

Judd Trump 5-3 Ratchayothin Yotharuck
41-55, 69(57)-24, 59-6, 73(73)-7, 24-72(67), 73(73)-23, 37-74, 67-54(54)

Ben Woollaston 1-5 Li Yan
73(58-9, 10-74(68), 35-67, 0-68, 32-65, 5-85

Gerard Greene 5-0 Zhang Anda
65-10, 78(61)-32, 66-25, 83(60)-76, 71-23

Liang Wenbo 5-2 Chen Zhe
76(59)-54, 55-45, 64-50, 98(68)-9, 43-67, 30-54, 64-27

Dominic Dale 5-0 Cao Xin Long
62(56)-51(51), 63-47, 90(64)-42, 74-67, 86(74)-1
This was a really close match, something that the score doesn’t reflect. Somehow frame 1 set the tone.

Joe Perry 5-4 Li Hang
0-85(85), 68-22, 68-14, 62-65, 66-18, 59-64, 10-60, 75(50)-16, 64(63)-24
How close was that?!

German Masters 2013/14 – Last 128

monique — Wed, 11 Dec 2013 15:51:57 +0000

The last 128 of the German Masters are played in Barnsley on 11&12 December 2013. All Grove players will try to qualify for the main event, played in about 6 weeks at the Tempodrom, Berlin, Germany. Judd, Neil, Wenbo, Cao Xin Long and Li Hang won and are Berlin bound.

Last 128

Aditya Mehta 5-0 Li Yan
64-51, 66(61)-42, 68-0, 62-48, 86(68)-1

Barry Hawkins 5-1 Chen Zhe
82(51)-9, 86(85)-18, 79(55)-26, 7-71(58), 117(107)-0, 60-48

Judd Trump 5-3 Sanderson Lam
123(110)-1, 81-4, 58-83, 84(64)-31, 26-103(75), 22-97, 78(78)-8, 74-30

Alfie Burden 4-5 Cao Xin Long
80(70)-8, 40-64, 0-80(54), 75(75)-1, 117(63,50)-11, 32-61, 73(73)-20, 33-65

Matthew Selt 2-5 Li Hang
5-81, 2&-64(61), 76(56)-46, 0-87(87), 79(73)-45, 0-76(76), 5-63

David Gilbert 5-2 Zhang Anda
60(53)-55, 66(55)-0, 36-82, 6-60(51), 57-8, 69(56)-0, 80-15

Liang Wenbo 5-4 Allan Taylor
14-71, 70-38, 52-51, 24-66, 48-74, 17-65(59), 75(66)-36, 76-40, 74(53)-0

Neil Robertson 5-2 Ian Burns
64-48, 5-68(52), 65-40, 35-48, 111(111)-0, 74-1, 87(67)-1

Yu Delu 3-5 Jamie O’Neill
4-97(96), 5-74(73), 83(62)-4, 85(77)-0, 0-86(86), 77(67)-6, 1-122(93), 46-56

International Championship 2013 – Chengdu, China

monique — Sat, 26 Oct 2013 07:08:06 +0000

27 October- 3 November, 2013.
Judd, Wenbo, Anda and Li Yan all qualified for the last 64. Judd is the defending champion. On day 1, Li Yan and Wenbo had to play each other and Wenbo prevailed by 6-3. Unfortunately Judd and And a both lost on day 2. Wenbo beat Ronnie in the last 32, then outplayed Mark Davis in last 16. Dotty however proved too strong for him in the quarters.

Last 64

Judd Trump 5-6 Alan McManus
29-63, 92(92)-0, 75-23, 47-71, 107(102)-17, 33-72(71), 73(51)-29, 1-75(75), 28-69, 110(110)-8, 13-55
Judd didn’t play badly as his scoring proves, but Alan also played well and very positively. It all came to one shot in the decider. Judd tried a pond that would have been a winner had he got it, but he missed and Alan went to win.

Thepchaya Un-Nooh 6-1 Zhang Anda
69(68)-10, 78(57)-46, 1-110(110), 107(96)-0, 84-42, 81(81)-0, 84-44

Li Yan 3-6 Liang Wenbo
9-112(111), 13-72, 53-30, 15-84(76), 62-14, 0-99(99), 21-69(54), 62-0, 35-65

Last 32

Liang Wenbo 6-4 Ronnie O’Sullivan
13-120(120), 59(55)-74, 0121(121), 60-52, 51-69, 69-17, 69-57(56), 118(118)-0, 83-48, 79-43
Ronnie did lead 3-0 and 4-1, with two centuries, but Wenbo stayed positive and managed to win 5 on the trot to beat him. He made a 118 of his own in frame 8.

Last 16

Mark Davis 1-6 Liang Wenbo
47-62, 48-65, 30-95, 8-74(74), 0-88(88), 99(74)-14, 0-78(78)

Last 8

Graeme Dott 6-3 Liang Wenbo
135(97)-0, 5-80, 62-49, 1-95(68), 82(82)-12, 64-7, 27-96(65), 100(91)-0, 87-0