Shaun Murphy, Neil Robertson and Mark Selby make flying start to new snooker season in Wuhan Open qualifiers

 

 

 

 

The Wuhan Open qualifiers provide an early test for some of snooker’s biggest names, but Shaun Murphy, Neil Robertson and Mark Selby already appear up to speed after dominant wins at Leicester’s Mattioli Arena on Monday. Murphy drubbed Michal Szubarczyk 5-0 with Robertson enjoying victory over Leone Crowley by the same scoreline before Selby eased to a 5-1 win over Alexander Ursenbacher.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shaun Murphy, Neil Robertson and Mark Selby enjoyed superb starts to the new snooker season in Leicester on Monday with all three former world champions booking their trips to the Wuhan Open in August with dominant qualifying victories.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Masters champion Murphy restricted 14-year-old Polish newcomer Michal Szubarczyk to only 60 points as breaks of 91, 102 and 70 saw him ease through 5-0 in qualifying at the Mattioli Arena.

 

 

 

with Michael Holt.

Jack Lisowski managed to fend off Amir Sarkhosh by winning the final four frames in a 5-3 success with breaks of 68, 54, 61, 87 and 53 finalising a meeting with Ryan Day or Jonas Luz in the round of 64.

 

 

 

 

 

Thai speed merchant Thepchaiya Un-Nooh had claimed a 5-0 victory earlier on Monday afternoon against Fergal Quinn with a top break of 95, while former UK champion Stephen Maguire advanced with a 5-1 win over Kreishh Gurbaxani that saw the Scotsman finish with a 100 break after compiling 81 in the second frame.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Elsewhere, former Scottish and Welsh Open champion Gary Wilson completed a 5-2 win over Gao Yang, who produced two 70+ breaks, but could only watch as Wilson pieced together 132, 83 and 66 to progress.

 

 

 

 

 

 

World No. 12 Zhang Anda is also through to the finals venue after breaks of 63, 64, 93, 73 and 55 saw the former International Championship winner enjoy a 5-2 win over Steven Hallworth.