Zhang Anda had to battle hard to scrape past Elliot Slessor in a deciding frame. The evening session was delayed by an hour after a small fire in the reception area of the Barbican.
Play underway after an 8pm start.
Matthew Selt has claimed an excellent
6-3 win over Ali Carter in York this evening ensuring passage to the last 16.
And Doddle will be frightfully pleased at Hossein Vafaei winning a strange old match 6-4 to also seal a second round spot
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I was pleased at Carter losing too.
The Juddernaut steamrollered Pang Junxu 6-1
Barry Hawkins eventually fended off the challenge of Ben Woollaston 6-4.
Mark Selby has just made the best break of 20 I have ever seen
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All around the houses taking a series of baulk colours after reds before eventually having to play a granite safety. Top effort
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Selby whitewashed Joyce 6-0. Top class performance from him.
Jamie Jones produced a fine performance to beat Jack Lisowski 6-4. Excellent win.
Bloody Lisowski. Still, it's been good to see some different qualifiers mixing it this time (it seems), even dullards like Slessor.
