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| Anthony McGill is through to the last 16 after he beat Robert Milkins 4-2. Image: Monique Limbos |
Joe Perry’s excellent start to his match against Staurt Bingham
paved his way to a 3-0 victory. Top breaks of 60 and 57 put Perry 3-0 up and
although Bingham won the next two, including a 90 break in the fourth, Cambridge’s
Perry took a scrappy sixth.
Runner-up in the Scottish Open (EPTC6) Anthony McGill also
secured his place in the next round thanks to a 4-2 win over Robert Milkins.
Breaks of 61 and 74 helped him to a 3-1 advantage and although Milkins hit back
to take the fifth, McGill took a closely-contested sixth.
The other remaining last 16 match saw Marco Fu defeat Mark
Joyce 4-2. Fu won the opener with a 77 although Joyce hit back with a 78. Fu
won the next two to go 3-1 and despite Joyce winning the fifth, Fu secured
victory by taking the sixth.
A series of over-running and close matches coupled with the
venue’s one-table setup, meant the evening session started several hours late. This
match saw Tom Ford pull back a 3-1 deficit to defeat Jack Lisowski in the first
of the last 16 matches. Despite Ford knocking in an excellent 134 break in the
second frame, the tournament’s highest, it was Lisowski who dominated the
opening stages. However the pendulum began to swing and Ford won the next two
to force a decider which he took thanks to a 55 break.
The last scheduled match of the day between close friends Mark
Allen and Joe Swail didn’t actually get going until five past midnight on
Friday morning! Allen notched up top breaks of 58, 64 and 65 to record a
whitewash over the man who helped him progress as a youngster.
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