Alexander Ursenbacher, from Switzerland, who regained his tour card after winning the European Under 21 Championship recently, was the only amateur to complete his first round match yesterday. And what a result it was! He beat the world ranked 31 Robert Milkins 10-6 after Milkins took the first frame with a century break.
Xu Si of China continues his match Against Rod Lawler [71] this afternoon with a 4-2 lead.
Gerard Greene will also be in action and has a 5-4 lead over Ireland’s Fergal O’Brien [45]
Andres Petrov of Estonia starts his campaign against Liam Highfield [80] this morning and Scotland’s Chris Totten also plays this morning against Ben Woollaston [28].
18 year old Totten will be starting his professional career next season after winning the European Championship last month.
Numbers in the square brackets [ ] are world rankings – not ages!
