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Sean Murphy has 1 win and 3 losses in the World Championship finals.
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venue: Venue Cymru, Llandudno date: February 12th to 18th |
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coverage: Watch live on BBC TV, BBC iPlayer, BBC Red Button and online. |
Former world champion Shaun Murphy withdrew from the Welsh Open after losing in the first round to fellow Briton Barry Pinches for a spot in the final.
Pinches, 53, was called up late for this tournament and needed snooker for the final spot, but he advanced 4-3 against the 2020 Welsh Open champion.
The result means Murphy will miss next week's Players Championship in Telford, which he won last year.
robert milkinsdefeated Murphy in last year's Welsh final, ousting Jamie Jones.
Welshman Jones made breaks of 72, 136 and 70 to take a 3-2 lead, but Milkins fought back to advance again by a 4-3 margin.
3 time world champion mark williams The Welsh great secured his place in the second round with a 4-2 win over John Astley.
Current world title holder in the evening session Luca Bressel The Belgian player overcame a scare to beat China's 18-year-old Jiang Jun 4-3, scoring 93 points, his highest in the match. Jun made a 101 break to fight back after being down two frames, but it wasn't enough.
Scottish John Higgins He overtook Egypt's Mohamed Ibrahim 4-0 with a final frame break of 118.
former china Ding Junhuiwon this tournament in 2012, defeating England's Jenson Kendrick 4-2.
Mr. Ding's compatriots Jang Andaranked 13th in the world, defeated American Ahmed Ali El-Sayed 4-1, ranked 17th in the world jack lisowski He defeated fellow British player Oliver Brown 4-2.
Australia's 2010 World Champions neil robertson He beat Wales' Jackson Page 4-1 with breaks of 50, 68, 57 and 103.
barry hawkins En route to a 4-0 win over Hekou, he made a record 142 breaks at Llandudno. alfie davis He defeated Scotland's Liam Graham 4-1.
mark allen He won 4-3 against China's Cao Yupeng, making 101 breaks.
