Turkish Masters 2022 - Kyren Wilson thrashes Rory McLeod to progress to second round in inaugural tournament in Antalya

ByEurosport

Updated 07/03/2022 at 20:36 GMT

Kyren Wilson has progressed to the second round of the inaugural Turkish Masters. Judd Trump is the star attraction as the snooker tour breaks new ground. The Nirvana Cosmopolitan Hotel plays host to the event with players including John Higgins, Mark Selby and Zhao Xintong seeking a share of the £500,000 - with the winner to be crowned on Sunday evening.

Kyren Wilson wraps up impressive win over Rory McLeod

Kyren Wilson surged into the second round of the World Snooker Tour after a convincing 5-0 win over Rory McLeod at the Turkish Masters, while John Higgins saw off a spirited effort from Dylan Emery.

Wilson was untroubled against the former Ruhr Open champion and he got off to a fast start. He potted the pink while developing the red and secured the opener with a break of 60.

The second frame was swept up by Wilson as he produced a terrific clearance of 116 and Wilson would not stop there.

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He was cueing excellently and surged further ahead with another break of 83 and went 4-0 up before the interval with a break of 85. McLeod scoring just nine points in the match.

And it was not long before Wilson wrapped it up with a century.

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McLeod jokingly pretended he was about to storm off without shaking his hand after he was thrashed, leaving his tour card in jeopardy, and it was all smiles in the end.

Wilson will play Tian Pengfei in the next round.

In the evening session, John Higgins beat U21 European champion Dylan Emery to advance.

Emery took the first frame before the four-time champion raced to a 4-1 lead, and then closing out the match 5-2 with a 128 break.

Anthony McGill was an early exit, losing to Si Jiahui 5-2., while in the afternoon session, Zhao Xintong trailed 4-3 but won the next two frames to edge past Michael White 5-4, and Jackson Page breezed past Simon Lichtenberg 5-0.