Jimmy White makes winning start in Scottish Open qualifying as Judd Trump and Gary Wilson discover opening opponents
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Updated 30/10/2024 at 07:31 GMT
Jimmy 'Whirlwind' White got his Scottish Open campaign up and running at Ponds Forge in Sheffield on Tuesday, with a 4-1 qualifying win over Egypt's Hatem Yassen. The six-time world finalist will next face Jackson Page on Wednesday, as he chases a last-64 meeting with Robert Milkins. The Scottish Open takes place between December 9-15 at Meadowbank, with Gary Wilson the defending champion.
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Jimmy White moved within one win of a spot at the Scottish Open in Edinburgh, after overcoming Hatem Yassen 4-1 in the first qualifying round on Tuesday.
The six-time world finalist was always in control against his Egyptian opponent as he only dropped the fourth frame to reach the last 96 of the Home Nations event.
White next faces talented Welsh potter Jackson Page on Wednesday afternoon, knowing a win will see him advance to the last 64.
That would be a meeting with Robert Milkins at Meadowbank Sports Centre, the finals venue for the season's 11th ranking event in the Scottish capital, live on Eurosport and discovery+.
Meanwhile, English Open semi-finalist Ishpreet Singh Chadha booked a meeting with world No. 1 Judd Trump in the first round in Edinburgh with a 4-2 win over Sanderson Lam.
Lam produced knocks of 76 and 77, but Singh Chadha reeled off the final three frames, boosted by a closing run of 71 to complete a 4-2 victory in the second qualifying round.
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Elsewhere, British Open semi-finalist Oliver Lines rolled in a 123 break in a 4-1 win against Ayaan Iqbal to set up a meeting with Jamie Jones on Wednesday evening.
Gary Wilson is the defending Scottish Open champion after his second straight win in last season's final, a 9-5 victory over Noppon Saengkham.
He will open his campaign at the finals venue against Long Zehuang, who completed a 4-2 qualifying win over Liu Hongyu to advance.
Scottish Open latest results
Qualifying round two
- Long Zehuang 4-2 Liu Hongyu
- Ishpreet Singh Chadha 4-2 Sanderson Lam
- Lyu Haotian 4-3 Wang Yuchen
- Julien Leclercq 4-3 Jamie Clarke
- Scott Donaldson 4-3 Amir Sarkhosh
- Antoni Kowalski 4-3 Joe Perry
- Ricky Walden 4-2 Huang Jiahao
- Stuart Carrington 4-1 Aaron Hill
- Fan Zhengyi 4-0 Andrew Higginson
- Jimmy Robertson 4-2 Ben Mertens
- Dean Young 4-3 Thepchaiya Un-Nooh
- Xu Si 4-1 Andrew Pagett
- Anthony McGill 4-2 Allan Taylor
- Mark Davis 4-0 Ross Muir
- He Guoqiang 4-0 Louis Heathcote
Qualifying round one
- Jimmy White 4-1 Hatem Yassen
- Oliver Lines 4-1 Ayaan Iqbal
- Haris Tahir 4-3 Hammad Miah
- Xing Zihao 4-3 Manasawin Phetmalaikul
- Bulcsu Revesz 4-1 Bai Yulu
- Ashley Carty 4-0 Jonas Luz
- Ma Hailong 4-0 Baipat Siripaporn
- Cheung Ka Wai 4-0 Kreishh Gurbaxani
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