Wuhan Open: Luca Brecel suffers shock exit in losing to world No. 100 Duane Jones in qualifying

World No. 4 Luca Brecel continued to endure a forgettable few days at the Mattioli Arena in Leicester when he was defeated 5-4 by world No. 100 Duane Jones in the Wuhan Open. Brecel failed to turn up for his opening match in the Xi'an Open at the same venue on Friday due to heavy traffic, as world No. 83 Hammad Miah was handed a 5-0 walkover victory to reach the finals venue in China.

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Luca Brecel failed to qualify for the Wuhan Open on Monday after the former world champion was stunned 5-4 by world No. 100 Duane Jones at the Mattioli Arena in Leicester.

Only days after the Belgian player suffered a 5-0 walkover loss to Hammad Miah after failing to turn up for his opening qualifier in the new Xi'an Grand Prix, due to traffic problems on Friday at the same venue, Brecel tumbled out of another ranking event in the opening round.

Brecel was never behind in the contest until the final frame, but a modest 66 in the opening frame was his highest break as he was outscored by Welshman Jones, who produced runs of 52, 58, 60, 53 and a closing 66 to reach the last 64.

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Two-time world finalist Ali Carter bounced back from his 5-4 defeat to Daniel Wells in his Xi'an Grand Prix qualifier by completing a 5-3 win over Wang Yuchen, boosted by breaks of 57, 135, 82 and 64.

Carter reached the final of last year's Wuhan Open before losing 10-7 to Judd Trump, who begins his title defence in China against Antoni Kowalski.

But 2015 world champion and recent Crucible semi-finalist Stuart Bingham suffered a 5-1 loss to Xing Zihao.

12-time women's world champion Reanne Evans was involved in a length battle with Anthony Hamilton that finished beyond midnight on Tuesday morning.

Evans forced the decider by clearing with 39 to the black in the eighth frame, but former German Masters champion Hamilton progressed to the last 64 with a superb 114 break.

Qualifying continues until Tuesday with the final stage of the event being held between October 6-12 in Wuhan, live on Eurosport and discovery+.

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