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| Jamie Burnett caused a big upset by defeating Mark Selby 5-3 |
Jamie Burnett recorded a massive upset in the Goldfields open
as he knocked out world number 1 Mark Selby, at the first hurdle. The Scot was
already 3-1 up at the interval and despite Selby winning the fifth, Burnett
went one frame from victory by making it 4-2. Selby snatched another frame back
but the world number 37 won the eight frame with a break of 62 to go through a 5-3
winner. Martin Gould, who has not performed particularly well during the last
few events, secured his spot in the last 16 with a 5-3 win over Ken Doherty.
The early encounters were close with the score locked at 3-3 after six frames,
but Gould won the next two to ensure he progressed.
Ding Junhui cruised through to the last 16 with a 5-0
whitewashing of Alan McManus and will face Peter Ebdon in the next round. There
was also an easy win for Barry Hawkins who defeated Xiao Guodong 5-1. Hawkins
will face Matthew Stevens in the next round.
Meanwhile the first two last 16 matches got underway in the
evening session, seeing Shaun Murphy progress with a 5-1 victory over Tom Ford.
Ford started well by winning the first frame but Murphy went on a five-frame
streak to secure the match, including breaks of 80 and 95. Stephen Lee also
eased into the quarter-finals, defeating Jamie Cope 5-2. Lee was 3-0 up and
despite Stoke’s Cope winning the fourth, Lee remained in control to secure the
match in the seventh frame.
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