Tournament odds
The newest outright odds, which present Judd Trump remains to be the person to beat within the English Open.
Mark Selby, Shaun Murphy and Barry Hawkins his nearest pursuers.
- Judd Trump 9/4
- Mark Selby 7/2
- Shaun Murphy 15/2
- Barry Hawkins 9/1
- Luca Brecel 9/1
- Mark Allen 10/1
- Ding Junhui 14/1
- Jack Lisowski 14/1
- Jak Jones 22/1
- Zhou Yuelong 25/1
- Elliot Slessor 28/1
- Aaron Hill 33/1
- Jackson Page 33/1
- Ricky Walden 33/1
- Wu Yize 33/1
- Robbie Williams 50/1
O’Sullivan signed most profitable deal in snooker historical past
Ronnie O’Sullivan’s three-year ambassadorial pact with Saudi Arabia is believed to be probably the most profitable participant sponsorship deal in snooker historical past.
And the origins of the way it all occurred have been revealed for the primary time – because the Rocket ended years of stress between him and ex-manager Barry Hearn.
A brand new Netflix sequence – Matchroom: The Greatest Showmen – reveals how businessman Eddie Hearn performed a key position in securing the multi-million pound deal for the seven-time world champion.
A contract was signed in London on April 16, 2024 – O’Sullivan posed for photographs with Saudi politician Turki Al-Sheikh and the 2 Hearns – which ended any hypothesis of retirement.
The settlement “ensures that O’Sullivan will play in all World Snooker Tour (WST) occasions in Saudi Arabia and also will make particular journeys to the Kingdom to teach and foster aspiring expertise”.
Signing on the underside line that day resolved a long-time battle that had festered between O’Sullivan, Hearn Snr and World Snooker Tour.
Hero to zero
It was fairly the night time for Ali Carter.
He fired in his fourth 147 break of his profession within the fourth body of his fourth spherical conflict with Aaron Hill.
That sensational clearance moved him 3-1 forward on the time however he’d then lose the subsequent three frames to be knocked out!
He’s in line to separate the £5,000 excessive break prize – with Hill who dumped him out!
It is the 227th official 147 break in snooker historical past and extremely the tenth of the season up to now.
The closing sixteen
That concludes spherical 4 and we’re into spherical 5 tomorrow.
The last-16.
Here’s the total fixture record and begin instances with big names all through the day:
1pm
- Zhou Yuelong vs Barry Hawkins
- Judd Trump vs Elliot Slessor
3pm
- Jackson Page vs Shaun Murphy
- Luca Brecel vs Robbie Williams
7pm
- Wu Yize vs Mark Selby
- Mark Allen vs Ding Junhui
Est 9pm
- Ricky Walden vs Jak Jones
- Aaron Hill vs Jack Lisowski
Tonight’s outcomes
A take a look at the total match outcomes from tonight’s six video games which was stacked with large names, some upsets and a sensational 147.
- Neil Robertson 1-4 Jackson Page
- Shaun Murphy 4-1 Fan Zhengyi
- Luca Brecel 4-2 Si Jiahui
- Aaron Hill 4-3 Ali Carter
- Stuart Bingham 3-4 Mark Allen
- Jack Lisowski 4-1 Zhao Xintong
RESULT – Mark Allen is thru!
Stuart Bingham 3-4 Mark Allen
When his again is in opposition to the wall, Mark Allen all the time appears to discover a approach.
This time with the strain on, he was calculated, took his time and whipped out a great thing about a 118 break to seal the deciding body in opposition to Stuart Bingham.
Bingham fought again from 2-0 right down to stage at 2-2, then got here again to stage at 3-3 too however simply could not get his nostril in entrance on this one.
Mark Allen will play Ding Junhui tomorrow!
