Xi'an Grand Prix

Zhou Yuelong made a 147 in qualifying.

Wilkins beat Mink, Maguire beat Bai Yulu, Mark Davis beat Reanne. Thepchaiya won. Higgins and Lisowski both lost.

The tournament resumes on 7th October.

Matches going as expected this morning. Wins for both Wilsons, Kyren and Gary. Zhao Xintong won, as did Neil Robertson. And, of course, Judd Trump with a maximum in his 5-2 victory over Ng On-Yee.

Ronnie O'Sullivan is in the house, and he's taken the first frame against Julian Boiko.

Judd Trump 147.
Aaron Hill 147.

It's raining maximums in this tournament and this season.

Ronnie made 2 centuries in a 5-0 whitewash of Julian Boiko. In the other heldover qualifying round matches, Ding won, but Chris Wakelin lost. On to round 2.

No 147 for Thepchaiya, but he did nake a 105 in his 5-3 victory over Jiang Jun. Aaron Hill's maximum helped defeat Huang Jiahao 5-2. Wins for Maguire, Jak Jones and Zhou Yuelong. Jackson Page lost.

Ding Junhui was on course for yet another max but missed a tough final yellow. Wouldn't be surprised at more 147s in this event though.

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Judd Trump is out after a 5-4 defeat to Matthew Stevens.
World champion Zhou Xintong also beaten, 5-2 by Bob Milkins.
Great effort from the Milkman.
Ronnie O'Sullivan comfortably saw off Yao Pengcheng 5-1. Barry Hawkins dispatched David Grace 5-2.
Stan Moody beat Ali Carter 5-3.

Si Jiahui won a hard fought deciding frame on the pink to beat Fan Zhengyi 5-4. Mark Selby Lost 5-4 to Mark Davis. Mark Allen was also upset, losing 5-4 to Oliver Lines.

Wins for Ding, Neil Robertson and Gary Wilson.

Stuart Bingham trounced young Stan Moody 5-0 while Liam Pullen was sensational in beating Noppon Saengkham by the same score. He Guoqiang edged out Neil Robertson 5-4. Kyren Wilson saw off Yuan Sijun 5-2 while Si Jiahui fell to a surprise 5-3 loss to Daniel Wells.
Ding Junhui saw off Louis Heathcote 5-3 and Aaron Hill beat Mark Davis 5-1.
Jak Jones also progressed 5-3 over David Lilley.

Ronnie O'Sullivan has demolished The Misery 5-0 for the loss of just 22 points all match. Cheered me up no end as I sit here with the lurghi.
Excellent news :

Barry Hawkins saw off Thepchaiya un-Nooh 5-2.