The Ray Reardon Trophy and £70,000 is awarded to the winner of the 2021 Welsh Open
The 2021 BetVictor Welsh Open |
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Dates: 15-21 February Venue: Celtic Manor Resort, Newport |
Coverage: Watch live on BBC Two Wales, BBC iPlayer, BBC Red Button, BBC Sport website and the BBC Sport app. Highlights on BBC Two Wales, online and the BBC Red Button. |
Defending champion Shaun Murphy and world number one Judd Trump have reached the Welsh Open second round.
Murphy beat fellow Englishman Zak Surety 4-1 while Trump saw off China's Zhao Jianbo 4-2 in round one.
They were joined by Mark Selby, who beat Barry Pinches 4-1 while Zhao's fellow countryman Ding Junhui earlier earned a 4-1 win over compatriot Lyu Haotian.
There was good news for the host nation as Jamie Jones won his first match.
Jones beat China's Yuan Sijun 4-1 in Monday's evening session while compatriot Lee Walker lost his first-round match 4-1 to England's Mark Davis.
However, another Welshman, Jak Jones, came back from 3-0 down to beat China's Fan Zhengyi 4-3.
A minute's silence was held for Welsh snooker legend Doug Mountjoy before play started.
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Results from Day One
Round one
Lee Walker (Wal) 1-4 Mark Davis (Eng)
Joe Perry (Eng) 4-3 Chang Bingyu (Chn)
Pang Junxu (Chn) 4-0 Allan Taylor (Eng)
Andy Hicks (Eng) 3-4 David Lilley (Eng)
Simon Lichtenberg (Ger) 4-2 Riley Parsons (Eng)
Ding Junjui (Chn) 4-1 Lyu Haotian (Chn)
Elliot Slessor (Eng) 4-2 Ben Fortey (Wal)
Li Hang (Chn) 0-4 Martin O'Donnell (Eng)
Shaun Murphy (Eng) 4-1 Zak Surety (Eng)
Judd Trump (Eng) 4-2 Zhao Jianbo (Chn)
Allan Taylor (Eng) 0-4 Pang Junxu (Chn)
Matthew Selt (Eng) 4-0 Lukas Kleckers (Ger)
Liang Wenbo (Chn) 1-4 Joe O'Connor (Eng)
James Cahill (Eng) 0-4 Matthew Stevens (Wal)
Sean Maddocks (Eng) 3-4 Jamie O'Neill (Eng)
Eden Sharav (Isr) 2-4 Andrew Higginson (Eng)
Anthony McGill (Sco) 4-0 Louis Heathcote (Eng)
Brian Ochoiski (Fra) 4-1 Paul S Davison (Eng)
Gary Wilson (Eng) 4-2 Ashley Hugill (Eng)
Xio Gudong (Chn) 4-0 Iulian Boiko (Ukr)
Jordan Brown (NIr) 4-0 Luo Honghao (Chn)
Alexander Ursenbacher (Che) 4-1 Noppon Saengkham (Tha)
John Higgins (Sco) 4-1 Steven Hallworth (Eng)
Michael Holt (Eng) 0-4 David Grace (Eng)
Jamie Jones (Wal) 4-1 Yuan Sijun (Chn)
Mark Selby (Eng) 4-1 Barry Pinches (Eng)
Jak Jones (Wal) 4-3 Fan Zhengyi (Chn)
Mark Allen (NI) 4-2 Fraser Patrick (Sco)
Zhao Xintong (Chn) 4-2 Luca Brecel (Bel)
Stephen Maguire (Sco) 4-1 Dominic Dale (Wal)
Si Jiahui (Chn) 4-2 Brandon Sargeant (Eng)
Peter Lines (Eng) 2-4 Hossein Vafaei (Irn)
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