• John Higgins -
  • Ding Junhui -
  • Neil Robertson -
  • Shaun Murphy -

  • World number eight Neil Robertson was in imperious form with two century breaks and three 50-plus scores during his 5-1 success over Thailand's Noppon Saengkham with Ricky Walden rattling off five half-century breaks during his win against Andrew Higginson by the same scoreline.

    Peter Ebdon won the battle of the former world champions as he saw off Graeme Dott in a 5-2 victory, while China Championship winner Luca Brecel joined him in the second round with a 5-1 success over Mike Dunn.

    There were also wins for Ryan Day, David Gilbert, Robert Milkins, Ben Woollaston, Xiao Guodong, John Astley, Allan Taylor and Matthew Selt.

    Monday results & Tuesday schedule

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    MONDAY SEPTEMBER 18
    Morning Session (0230 BST)
    First Round/Wildcard (Best of nine frames)
    TV Coverage: Eurosport 1

    • Michael White 1-5 Ma Bing
    • Jimmy Robertson 5-2 Luo Honghao
    • Martin Gould 5-1 Fan Zhengyi
    • Mark Williams 5-0 Matthew Stevens
    • Mark Joyce 3-5 Michael Holt
    • Ben Woollaston 5-4 Eden Sharav
    • Allan Taylor 5-1 Michael Georgiou
    • Robert Milkins 5-1 Jamie Jones

    Afternoon Session (0700 BST)
    First Round/Wildcard (Best of nine frames)
    TV Coverage: Eurosport 1

    • Mark Selby 5-2 Kritsanut Lertsattayathor
    • Liang Wenbo 5-4 Akani Songsermsawad
    • Alan McManus 0-5 Hu Hao
    • Graeme Dott 2-5 Peter Ebdon
    • Gary Wilson 1-5 Ryan Day
    • Sam Craigie 4-5 John Astley
    • Chris Wakelin 5-4 Barry Hawkins
    • Tian Pengfei 4-5 David Gilbert

    Evening Session (1230 BST)
    First Round/Wildcard
    TV Coverage: Eurosport 1

    • Ding Junhui 5-1 Hammad Miah
    • Mike Dunn 1-5 Luca Brecel
    • Xiao Guodong 5-1 Dominic Dale
    • Ricky Walden 5-1 Andrew Higginson
    • Hossein Vafaei (withdrew) v Kyren Wilson
    • Neil Robertson 5-1 Noppon Saengkham
    • Matthew Selt 5-2 Elliot Slessor

    TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 19
    Afternoon Session (0730 BST)
    First Round (Best of nine frames)
    TV Coverage: Eurosport 1

    • Stephen Maguie v Ken Doherty
    • Cao Yupeng v Ma Bing
    • Alfie Burden v Stuart Bingham
    • Marco Fu v Ian Burns
    • Liang Wenbo v Li Hang
    • Yu Delu v Joe Perry
    • Jack Lisowski v Martin Gould
    • Alexander Ursenbacher v John Higgins

    Evening Session (1230 BST)
    First Round (Best of nine frames)
    TV Coverage: Eurosport 1

    • Daniel Wells v Shaun Murphy
    • Mark Selby v Lee Walker
    • Anthony McGill v Duane Jones
    • Zhang Anda v Ding Junhui
    • Tom Ford v Jimmy Robertson
    • Thepchaiya Un-Nooh v Hu Hao
    • Mark Allen v Oliver Lines
    • Mark King v Chen Zhe

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