Scottish Open 2020 - Mark Selby squeezes through to third round against Nigel Bond
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Updated 09/12/2020 at 20:05 GMT
Mark Selby, the current world number four, had a lot of trouble getting past the veteran Nigel Bond. The two were deadlocked up until the fifth frame when the defending champion put in a century break, and went on to win from there. He faces Mark Joyce next in the round of 32 after his second round win.
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Defending champion Mark Selby was given a tough test by veteran Nigel Bond as he squeezed through to the third round of the Scottish Open, winning 4-2.
Selby opened with a strong first frame, with breaks of 63 and 70, but Bond levelled up courtesy of a run of 66.
And it looked like Bond was going to take a shock lead when he closed in on Selby's advantage in a lengthy third frame, playing some fine safety shots - but in the end the 37-year-old edged it.
But Bond stayed in touch when he won the fourth frame - almost as long as the previous one - with Selby handing over the momentum by missing a long red.
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Selby opened the fifth frame with a long red that ran the whole length of the table, following it up with a fine black and proceeding to make a century break.
His potting was still somewhat errant in the final frame, but he did enough to take it 116-6, closing with a break of 82.
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