John Higgins through to last 16, Stuart Bingham crashes out of World Open
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ByEurosport
Updated 20/09/2017 at 13:53 GMT
John Higgins fought back to beat Matthew Selt 5-4 to reach the last 16 of the World Open in Yushan, China.
John Higgins of Scotland in action in the final against Mark Selby of England on day sixteen at Crucible Theatre on April 30, 2017 in Sheffield, England.
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The Scot went 3-4 down after an impressive break of 125 in the opening frame but his English opponent could not capitalise, losing the final two frames 86-0, 73-23.
However, one big name did fall in the last 32, with Stuart Bingham falling to Cao Yupeng in a final-frame shootout.
The world No 9 was within a frame of securing passage to the next stage, but fell to the home favourite, who won the last two frames 86-22 and 57-30.
World Open results (Round 2)
Cao Yupeng 5 – 4 Stuart Bingham
Peter Ebdon 5 – 3 Marco Fu
Luca Brecel 5 – 4 Daniel Wells
John Higgins 5 – 4 Matthew Selt
Jimmy Robertson 5 – 2 John Astley
Lee Walker 5 – 2 Robert Milkins
David B Gilbert 5 – 2 Martin Gould
Joe Perry 5 – 0 Ryan Day
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