Kyren Wilson ‘close to immaculate’ in convincing second-round win over Lyu Haotian at European Masters 2022

Updated 17/08/2022 at 16:54 GMT

Kyren Wilson reached the last 32 thanks to breaks of 60, 72 and 11 in his 5-1 win over Lyu Haotian. World No. 8 Wilson faces Jimmy Robertson next. This evening Judd Trump meets Ashley Hugill in the second round while three-time world champion Mark Williams takes on Sanderson Lam. Stream the European Masters and more top snooker action live on Eurosport and discovery+.

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Kyren Wilson eased into the third round of the European Masters with a 5-1 victory over Lyu Haotian in Germany.

Chasing a first rankings win since 2020, Wilson rarely put a foot wrong against the Chinese 24-year-old, and faces Jimmy Robertson next for a place in the last 16.

Wilson took the first frame thanks to a break of 60, but Lyu hit back when winning the next frame 85-8.

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That would be the last time Lyu was within touching distance of Wilson, who raced into the lead with masterful breaks of 72 and 111 before the mid-session interval.

Wilson then won the next two frames after the break to seal the match and comfortably advance.

Eurosport commentator Philip Studd said: “It has been a close to immaculate performance from Wilson after Lyu levelled the score at 1-1.

“It has been a clinical win as he looks to make a strong start to the season. It’s a title he craves, it’s been two years since he won a ranking event, too long for a player of his calibre.”

Earlier in the day, there was a narrow 5-4 win for Yan Bingtao over Dylan Emery, with the former getting over the line when winning the decider with a break of 83.

Shaun Murphy reached the third round with a 5-3 win over Zhang Anda, who enjoyed a fine 143 in the seventh frame despite losing – the highest break of the tournament since the qualifying rounds saw two 147s.