English Open 2022: Stephen Maguire stunned by Zhang Anda and Dechawat Poomjaeng wins on return to snooker tour

Updated 29/10/2022 at 20:28 GMT

Former UK champion Stephen Maguire was stunned 4-0 by Zhang Anda as he continues to struggle for form this season. Maguire has had a disappointing start to his new campaign, having also failed to make the main draw of the European Masters and the British Open. Elsewhere, popular figure Dechawat Poomjaeng won on his long-awaited return to the tour.

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Zhang Anda stunned Stephen Maguire 4-0 to qualify for the last 64 of the English Open.

Maguire is ranked 45 places higher than Zhang but was outplayed by his opponent, who made a century in the second frame before edging out the former six-time ranking event winner in the final two frames.

It’s the third time Maguire has lost in the qualifying stages this season after he failed to make the main draw of the European Masters and the British Open.

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Dechawat Poomjaeng won his first match in nearly three years as he made his return to the tour after winning the Asia Q School earlier in 2022.

Poomjaeng, who is a popular figure on the tour, edged out Alexander Ursenbacher 4-3 in a very close match, with neither player able to get more than one frame ahead.

The only other final-frame decider on Saturday was Andres Petrov winning against Brazil’s Victor Sarkis, from 3-2 behind.

Last season’s European Masters champion Fan Zhengyi got the better of Andy Hicks - winning 4-1 - whilst Ng On Yee was beaten 4-0, as she lost to John Astley in a cagey affair.

Mark Davis qualified for the main draw for the first time this season with some of his best snooker for a long time as he was victorious 4-2 over Xiao Guodong.

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