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BetVictor Welsh Open

Tour: Main Tour; Date: 13-19 Feb 2023; Venue: Venue Cymru, Llandudno, Wales; Type: Ranking; Defending champion: Joe Perry; Twitter: #WelshOpen; Notes: See also results (127)

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Final
(Winner: £80,000; Runner-up: £35,000)
England Robert Milkins [30] 9-7 England Shaun Murphy [11] Head to head Details 

Session 1:
58-61 (60, 58), 25-62, 67-47, 28-70
116-7 (66), 68-58 (SM 58), 66-27, 6-111 (68)

Session 2:
71-19 (55), 0-99 (70), 69-62 (RM 62)
72-5, 16-65 (64), 75-0 (64), 0-114 (114), 72-11 (64)

Referee: John Pellew

Milkins won frame 11 on respotted black ball.

Milkins wins the BetVictor Welsh Open for the first time. It's his second ranking win and first of the season.

Semifinals
(Losers receive £17,500)
England Shaun Murphy [11] 6-3 China Pang Junxu [50]   Details 

30-78, 72-65 (SM 59), 62-33, 62-82, 77-24
73-13 (58), 0-70 (62), 73-24, 83-0 (83)

First ranking semifinal for Pang

England Robert Milkins [30] 6-2 China Tian Pengfei [49] Head to head Details 

75-67 (RM 61, TP 56), 110-15 (109), 12-113 (58)
62-48, 22-85, 109-18 (89), 68-10, 82-4 (82)

First ranking semifinal for Tian

Quarterfinals
(Losers receive £11,000)
China Pang Junxu [50] 5-4 England Joe O'Connor [37] Head to head Details 
England Shaun Murphy [11] 5-0 China Yuan Sijun [55] Head to head Details 

Murphy won the 4th frame after having needed snooker.

England Robert Milkins [30] 5-1 Northern Ireland Mark Allen [6] Head to head Details 
China Tian Pengfei [49] 5-0 England Ronnie O'Sullivan [2] Head to head Details 
Round 4
(Last 16; Losers receive £7,500)
1 England Joe O'Connor [37] 4-0 England Robbie Williams [53]   Details 
2 China Pang Junxu [50] 4-2 Wales Jak Jones [47] Head to head Details 
3 England Shaun Murphy [11] 4-1 Wales Daniel Wells (a) Head to head Details 

After making a 145 in frame 2, Murphy made a 147 in frame 3! The maximum was his seventh and the 185th in professional snooker. Watch on YouTube.

4 China Yuan Sijun [55] 4-1 England Jack Lisowski [12]   Details 
5 England Robert Milkins [30] 4-1 Iran Hossein Vafaei [18] Head to head Details 
6 Northern Ireland Mark Allen [6] 4-2 Belgium Luca Brecel [10] Head to head Details 
7 China Tian Pengfei [49] 4-1 Scotland John Higgins [7] Head to head Details 
8 England Ronnie O'Sullivan [2] 4-0 Belgium Ben Mertens [105] Head to head Details 

Mertens reached the last 16 for the first time in his professional career.

Round 3
(Last 32; Losers receive £4,500)
1 England Robbie Williams [53] 4-1 England Joe Perry [1] Head to head Details 
2 England Joe O'Connor [37] 4-0 England Stuart Carrington [56] Head to head Details 
3 China Pang Junxu [50] 4-1 Ireland Aaron Hill [91] Head to head Details 
4 Wales Jak Jones [47] 4-2 Belgium Julien Leclercq [100]   Details 
5 Wales Daniel Wells (a) 4-2 England Judd Trump [5] Head to head Details 
6 England Shaun Murphy [11] 4-2 Scotland Anthony McGill [20] Head to head Details 

Murphy won by making his 600th career century, the eighth player to have made at least 600 in competition.

7 England Jack Lisowski [12] 4-2 England David Lilley [85] Head to head Details 
8 China Yuan Sijun [55] 4-1 Wales Dominic Dale [54] Head to head Details 
9 England Robert Milkins [30] 4-2 England Mark Selby [3] Head to head Details 
10 Iran Hossein Vafaei [18] 4-3 England Barry Hawkins [13] Head to head Details 

In frame 4 Hawkins needed a snooker to tie with just pink and black left. He got it, forced a re-spotted black and won the frame.

11 Belgium Luca Brecel [10] 4-1 China Cao Yupeng [51] Head to head Details 
12 Northern Ireland Mark Allen [6] 4-1 England Andy Hicks [62] Head to head Details 
13 Scotland John Higgins [7] 4-3 England Sanderson Lam [98]   Details 
14 China Tian Pengfei [49] 4-2 England Ali Carter [22] Head to head Details 
15 Belgium Ben Mertens [105] 4-3 England David Gilbert [17]   Details 

Mertens made a career high break of 130 and reached the last 16 for the first time.

16 England Ronnie O'Sullivan [2] 4-0 England Rod Lawler [106] Head to head Details 
Round 2
(Last 64; Losers receive £3,000)
1 England Joe Perry [1] 4-1 England Mark Joyce [52] Head to head Details 
2 England Robbie Williams [53] 4-0 Wales Liam Davies (a)   Details 
3 England Stuart Carrington [56] 4-2 Hong Kong Andy Lee [89]   Details 
4 England Joe O'Connor [37] 4-2 Scotland Graeme Dott [36]   Details 
5 Ireland Aaron Hill [91] 4-2 England Hammad Miah [66]   Details 
6 China Pang Junxu [50] 4-2 England Kyren Wilson [9] Head to head Details 
7 Belgium Julien Leclercq [100] 4-2 Northern Ireland Jordan Brown [24]   Details 
8 Wales Jak Jones [47] 4-3 Wales Mark J Williams [8] Head to head Details 
9 England Judd Trump [5] 4-2 England Louis Heathcote [76] Head to head Details 
10 Wales Daniel Wells (a) 4-1 England Matthew Selt [27] Head to head Details 
11 England Shaun Murphy [11] 4-1 China Peng Yisong [110]   Details 
12 Scotland Anthony McGill [20] 4-2 England Sam Craigie [33] Head to head Details 
13 England David Lilley [85] 4-1 England Ricky Walden [19] Head to head Details 
14 England Jack Lisowski [12] 4-0 Australia Ryan Thomerson [113]   Details 
15 China Yuan Sijun [55] 4-1 Scotland Stephen Maguire [28] Head to head Details 
16 Wales Dominic Dale [54] 4-0 Australia Neil Robertson [4] Head to head Details 
17 England Mark Selby [3] 4-3 China Si Jiahui [80]   Details 
18 England Robert Milkins [30] 4-2 Scotland Dean Young [90]   Details 
19 England Barry Hawkins [13] 4-0 England Ben Woollaston [40] Head to head Details 
20 Iran Hossein Vafaei [18] 4-1 Ireland Ken Doherty [97] Head to head Details 
21 China Cao Yupeng [51] 4-0 China Ding Junhui [21] Head to head Details 
22 Belgium Luca Brecel [10] 4-0 England Elliot Slessor [58] Head to head Details 
23 England Andy Hicks [62] 4-3 China Wu Yize [60] Head to head Details 
24 Northern Ireland Mark Allen [6] 4-1 England Mitchell Mann [68] Head to head Details 
25 Scotland John Higgins [7] 4-0 England Martin Gould [43] Head to head Details 
26 England Sanderson Lam [98] 4-2 Egypt Mohamed Ibrahim [112]   Details 
27 China Tian Pengfei [49] 4-2 England Jimmy White [79] Head to head Details 
28 England Ali Carter [22] 4-1 England Ian Martin (a)   Details 
29 England David Gilbert [17] 4-2 England Chris Wakelin [44] Head to head Details 
30 Belgium Ben Mertens [105] 4-2 Wales Jackson Page [61]   Details 
31 England Rod Lawler [106] 4-3 Wales Matthew Stevens [48] Head to head Details 
32 England Ronnie O'Sullivan [2] 4-3 Scotland Ross Muir (a) Head to head Details 

O'Sullivan's tip came off after frame 1. And again mid frame 2. He then lost the 6th frame on the 3 Miss Rule.

Welsh Open Qualifiers

Tour: Main Tour; Date: 11-13 Jan 2023; Venue: Barnsley Metrodome, Barnsley, England; View on separate page; Twitter: #WelshOpen; Notes: See also results (64)
Qual Round 1
(Last 128; Losers receive £0)
1 England Joe Perry [1] 4-0 England Mark King [46] Head to head Details 
2 England Mark Joyce [52] 4-0 India Himanshu Jain [103]   Details 

Jain was docked two frames for arriving late

3 Wales Liam Davies (a) 4-3 Thailand Noppon Saengkham [31]   Details 
4 England Robbie Williams [53] 4-1 Wales Oliver Briffett-Payne (a)   Details 
5 England Stuart Carrington [56] 4-3 Wales Ryan Day [15] Head to head Details 
6 Hong Kong Andy Lee [89] 4-2 England Jenson Kendrick [114]   Details 
7 Scotland Graeme Dott [36] 4-3 England Gary Wilson [16] Head to head Details 
8 England Joe O'Connor [37] 4-1 Pakistan Muhammad Asif [101]   Details 
9 England Hammad Miah [66] 4-3 England Zak Surety [87]   Details 

Decided on the final pink

10 Ireland Aaron Hill [91] 4-1 England Tom Ford [23] Head to head Details 

Ford lost the last frame on the 3-miss-rule

11 China Pang Junxu [50] 4-3 China Xu Si [67] Head to head Details 
12 England Kyren Wilson [9] 4-1 Pakistan Asjad Iqbal [104]   Details 
13 Belgium Julien Leclercq [100] 4-0 Wales Duane Jones [71]   Details 
14 Northern Ireland Jordan Brown [24] 4-1 England Steven Hallworth (a) Head to head Details 
15 Wales Jak Jones [47] 4-0 England Rebecca Kenna (f) [118]   Details 
16 Wales Mark J Williams [8] 4-2 Wales Michael White [73] Head to head Details 
17 England Judd Trump [5] 4-0 England David Grace [63] Head to head Details 
18 England Louis Heathcote [76] 4-1 England James Cahill [99] Head to head Details 
19 England Matthew Selt [27] 4-2 England Adam Duffy [116] Head to head Details 
20 Wales Daniel Wells (a) 4-2 Thailand Dechawat Poomjaeng [107] Head to head Details 
21 England Shaun Murphy [11] 4-0 Brazil Victor Sarkis [119]   Details 
22 China Peng Yisong [110] 4-1 England Reanne Evans (f) [115]   Details 
23 Scotland Anthony McGill [20] 4-3 Germany Lukas Kleckers [95] Head to head Details 

Re-spotted black in frame 6 (47-47), won by Kleckers

24 England Sam Craigie [33] 4-1 Thailand Mink Nutcharut (f) [109] Head to head Details 
25 England David Lilley [85] 4-3 Wales Jamie Clarke [41]   Details 
26 England Ricky Walden [19] 4-2 England Liam Highfield [39] Head to head Details 
27 Australia Ryan Thomerson [113] 4-2 Wales Andrew Pagett [84]   Details 
28 England Jack Lisowski [12] 4-0 China Zhang Anda [64] Head to head Details 
29 China Yuan Sijun [55] 4-1 England Peter Lines [69] Head to head Details 
30 Scotland Stephen Maguire [28] 4-1 Ireland Michael Judge [82] Head to head Details 
31 Wales Dominic Dale [54] 4-1 Pakistan Farakh Ajaib (a)   Details 

Ajaib replaced Chen Zifan who was suspended.

32 Australia Neil Robertson [4] 4-1 England Andrew Higginson (a) Head to head Details 

Higginson replaced Fraser Patrick.

33 England Mark Selby [3] 4-2 England Jamie O'Neill [94] Head to head Details 
34 China Si Jiahui [80] 4-0 China Xiao Guodong [32] Head to head Details 
35 England Robert Milkins [30] 4-2 England Oliver Brown [102] Head to head Details 
36 Scotland Dean Young [90] 4-3 Northern Ireland Gerard Greene [75]   Details 
37 England Barry Hawkins [13] 4-1 England Ian Burns [72] Head to head Details 
38 England Ben Woollaston [40] 4-0 England Allan Taylor [108] Head to head Details 
39 Iran Hossein Vafaei [18] 4-2 China Lyu Haotian [35] Head to head Details 
40 Ireland Ken Doherty [97] 4-3 Thailand Thepchaiya Un-Nooh [42] Head to head Details 
41 China Cao Yupeng [51] 4-1 Scotland Scott Donaldson [45] Head to head Details 
42 China Ding Junhui [21] 4-0 England Ashley Hugill [77]   Details 
43 England Elliot Slessor [58] 4-0 Wales Dylan Emery [81] Head to head Details 

142 by Slessor in frame 1 is the highest break so far.

44 Belgium Luca Brecel [10] 4-1 England Sean O'Sullivan [93] Head to head Details 
45 England Andy Hicks [62] 4-2 Hong Kong Ng On Yee (f) [96]   Details 
46 China Wu Yize [60] 4-0 China Zhou Yuelong [26]   Details 
47 England Mitchell Mann [68] 4-1 China Lei Peifan [70] Head to head Details 
48 Northern Ireland Mark Allen [6] 4-1 England Alfie Burden [88] Head to head Details 
49 Scotland John Higgins [7] 4-0 Switzerland Alexander Ursenbacher [65] Head to head Details 
50 England Martin Gould [43] 4-2 Ireland Fergal O'Brien [111] Head to head Details 
51 Egypt Mohamed Ibrahim [112] 4-3 England Jimmy Robertson [25]   Details 

Decided on the final black

52 England Sanderson Lam [98] 4-2 England Anthony Hamilton [38] Head to head Details 
53 China Tian Pengfei [49] 4-1 England Michael Holt (a) Head to head Details 

Holt replaced Zhao Xintong who was suspended.

54 England Jimmy White [79] 4-0 England Craig Steadman [74] Head to head Details 
55 England Ali Carter [22] 4-2 England John Astley [78] Head to head Details 
56 England Ian Martin (a) 4-3 Estonia Andres Petrov [92]   Details 

Martin replaced Zhang Jiankang who was suspended.

57 England Chris Wakelin [44] 4-1 England Mark Davis [59] Head to head Details 
58 England David Gilbert [17] 4-2 Hong Kong Marco Fu [86] Head to head Details 
59 Belgium Ben Mertens [105] 4-0 England Barry Pinches [83] Head to head Details 

Re-rack in frame 4

60 Wales Jackson Page [61] 4-1 England Stuart Bingham [14] Head to head Details 
61 Wales Matthew Stevens [48] 4-1 China Fan Zhengyi [34] Head to head Details 

Re-rack in frame 5

62 England Rod Lawler [106] 4-2 Wales Jamie Jones [30] Head to head Details 
63 Scotland Ross Muir (a) 4-1 Ukraine Anton Kazakov [117]   Details 
64 England Ronnie O'Sullivan [2] 4-0 England Oliver Lines [57] Head to head Details