Jordan Brown has his best win since winning the Welsh Open last year, beating defending champion Mark Selby 5-3 in the round of 64 of the European Masters, moving on at Milton Keynes. Meanwhile, Ronnie O'Sullivan won the tiebreaker against and 104th-ranked Chinese Zhang Anda.
Selby has had no success since winning the World Championships last year, ranking only 17th in a single season, and it won't be easy to reach the top 8 of a single season next month to get a ticket to the Tour Championship. Brown, after beating O'Sullivan to win the Welsh Open last year, hopes to be in better shape for next week's title, a victory that gives him a chance against Xiao Guodong on Wednesday.
Brown took a 3-2 lead with 118, 67 and 55 points, and Selby trailed to a 3-3 draw with 128 points. Brown took the 7th set first to the match point, Selby was dragged to the color ball stage by the opponent with a 55-point lead in the 8th set, and the 34-year-old Brown scored a long pink ball to seal the victory and advance to the round of 32.
'I scored well, it hasn't been good lately so today I'm satisfied.' Brown said after the game, "I feel that I can match Mark [Selby] in all aspects today, I put a little effort into defense, and today's game showed a bit. He had some struggles, but I still learned a lot against him. I played very comfortably on the field. ”
O'Sullivan will again play Against China in his third game after defeating Zhang Anda, and the "Rockets" will compete with Wu Yize for the round of 16 spot on Wednesday night Beijing time. The first four innings of the match were drawn, and in the second half Zhang Anda had a chance to lead 3-2 but lost the last black ball that was not difficult on the point, and O'Sullivan then broke the 128 points to win the match point 4-2.
Zhang Anda, whose life was hanging in the balance, did not give up, and he stubbornly tied with his single shot of 114 points and 91 points, and also had a chance to win in the decider, but made a position error when he was one point behind with the remaining two red balls. The two sides underwent another defensive exchange, with O'Sullivan scoring the red ball left by his opponent and completing the clearance, narrowly winning 5-4 to advance.
Richie Wharton, who has been in good shape lately, continued his good hand, beating Matthew Stevens 5-1 with 114 and 93 points. "I just play with confidence," said Walton, who has reached the semi-finals of the rankings three times this season, "and I will be more confident if I play more in the game." I need to keep this virtuous circle and hopefully I can win a semi-final and get the trophy. ”
"The method that worked for me was to come one by one and do my best. Put yourself in the groove and you can finally turn a chance into a champion. The next trophy I get is definitely the most important thing in my career because I've been through a lot over the years. It's even happier to slip up after the rankings have slipped, and I feel lucky and happy that this is what I'm doing. ”
China's Liang Wenbo scored the tournament's current highest single score of 140 points in the competition, and he eliminated Duane Jones 5-4; John Higgins scored 82, 53 and 73 points to beat Jamie Clark 5-1.