Williams and Higgins ease into last 16
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September 8, 2011, Thursday
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MARK Williams and John Higgins wasted little time in easing themselves into the last 16 of the Bank of Communications Shanghai Masters with assured displays in the first round yesterday.
World No. 1 Williams thumped Andrew Higginson 5-0, while world champion Higgins had few problems in completing a 5-2 victory over Mark Davis.
Higgins will face Stuart Bingham today for a place in the last eight after the new Australian Open champion continued his recent good form with a 5-1 drubbing of World Championship runner-up Judd Trump.
Michael Holt is also through to the last 16 after accounting for the 2006 world champion Graeme Dott with a 5-2 victory.
Williams was quickly into his stride against Higginson, who is best known for his run to the final of the Welsh Open in 2007, as runs of 77, 37 and 41 helped him establish a 4-0 lead at the mid-session interval against an opponent who was clearly struggling with the pace of the table.
Higginson opened with a 54 in the fifth frame, but could not prevent the whitewash as Williams cleared the table with his own 54 to nick the frame by two points. Williams will face Stephen Hendry or Robert Milkins in the last 16.
Higgins opened with a run of 112 against Davis only for Davis to seize upon a missed red by the Scotsman in the second frame on a break of 47. Davis cleared with a 76, but that was as good as good as it was to get for a player ranked at 15th in the world as Higgins won the next two aided by a run of 84 in the fourth frame.
The pair split the next two pretty forgettable frames in which both men spurned chances - Davis making 46 and 42 in the sixth frame - before Higgins closed out the match with a timely run of 68 in the seventh frame.
Tough test
He is likely to face a tough test against the in-form Bingham, who brushed aside Trump with knocks of 129, 112, 48, 37 and 55. Trump's only slice of joy was a break of 96 in the fourth frame.
Holt ran in breaks of 54, 83 and 72 to progresses with Dott's top efforts of 56 and 58 giving him brief hope as he recovered from 0-3 to 2-3 before his opponent won the final two frames.
Stuart Bingham believes he can win back-to-back ranking events after a 5-1 victory over Judd Trump. Bingham's biggest career landmark came at the Australian Goldfields Open in July when he won his first ranking title, beating Mark Williams 9-8 in the final. Full of confidence, the Essex cueman reproduced that form yesterday with a resounding win over Crucible finalist Trump.
World No. 12 Bingham opened superbly with a break of 129, then nicked the second frame from 68-0 behind after getting the snookers he needed. A run of 112 put him 3-0 up. Trump potted 12 reds with blacks in frame four but his 147 attempt ended when he missed the 13th red on 96.
World No. 1 Williams thumped Andrew Higginson 5-0, while world champion Higgins had few problems in completing a 5-2 victory over Mark Davis.
Higgins will face Stuart Bingham today for a place in the last eight after the new Australian Open champion continued his recent good form with a 5-1 drubbing of World Championship runner-up Judd Trump.
Michael Holt is also through to the last 16 after accounting for the 2006 world champion Graeme Dott with a 5-2 victory.
Williams was quickly into his stride against Higginson, who is best known for his run to the final of the Welsh Open in 2007, as runs of 77, 37 and 41 helped him establish a 4-0 lead at the mid-session interval against an opponent who was clearly struggling with the pace of the table.
Higginson opened with a 54 in the fifth frame, but could not prevent the whitewash as Williams cleared the table with his own 54 to nick the frame by two points. Williams will face Stephen Hendry or Robert Milkins in the last 16.
Higgins opened with a run of 112 against Davis only for Davis to seize upon a missed red by the Scotsman in the second frame on a break of 47. Davis cleared with a 76, but that was as good as good as it was to get for a player ranked at 15th in the world as Higgins won the next two aided by a run of 84 in the fourth frame.
The pair split the next two pretty forgettable frames in which both men spurned chances - Davis making 46 and 42 in the sixth frame - before Higgins closed out the match with a timely run of 68 in the seventh frame.
Tough test
He is likely to face a tough test against the in-form Bingham, who brushed aside Trump with knocks of 129, 112, 48, 37 and 55. Trump's only slice of joy was a break of 96 in the fourth frame.
Holt ran in breaks of 54, 83 and 72 to progresses with Dott's top efforts of 56 and 58 giving him brief hope as he recovered from 0-3 to 2-3 before his opponent won the final two frames.
Stuart Bingham believes he can win back-to-back ranking events after a 5-1 victory over Judd Trump. Bingham's biggest career landmark came at the Australian Goldfields Open in July when he won his first ranking title, beating Mark Williams 9-8 in the final. Full of confidence, the Essex cueman reproduced that form yesterday with a resounding win over Crucible finalist Trump.
World No. 12 Bingham opened superbly with a break of 129, then nicked the second frame from 68-0 behind after getting the snookers he needed. A run of 112 put him 3-0 up. Trump potted 12 reds with blacks in frame four but his 147 attempt ended when he missed the 13th red on 96.
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