After yesterdays surprise of only two seeded players from eight progressing to the last 16 today has been a little better for snooker elite players.
Every single seeded player has so far moved into the 3rd round although Ryan Day did sweat a little bit being pushed to a 5-4 victory by Stuart Pettman – it was a very scrappy affair with neither player knocking in a respectable break.
The last two World Championship runners-up had a good day as Mark Selby and Ali Carter defeated Andrew Higginson and Rory Mcleod respectively, both by the same 5-1 scoreline. Mark Selby was one of the most consistent players last season and has started off in the same veign wth his first match of the season.
Current Results from Day 4
- Mark Selby (Eng) 5-1 Andrew Higginson (Eng)
- Ali Carter (Eng) 5-1 Rory McLeod (Eng)
- Marco Fu (Hong Kong) 2-5 Barry Hawkins (Eng)
- John Higgins (Sco) 5-2 Dave Gilbert (Eng)
- Joe Perry (Eng) 5-2 Jamie Cope (Eng)
- Ryan Day (Wal) 5-4 Stuart Pettman (Eng)
Playing this evening:
Ronnie O’Sullivan v Ken Doherty & Ding Junhui v Mark Davis
