Day two from the German Masters qualifiers in Sheffield and the upsets have continued to come in with a number of players who have not made much of an impact up until this point in the season winning today…
Day Two Results:
Jamie O’Neill 5-1 Joe Jogia
Anthony McGill 5-2 Michael White
Xiao Guodong w/o Stuart Pettman
Dominic Dale 5-4 David Morris
Mark Joyce 5-1 Andrew Pagett
Alan McManus 5-0 Jak Jones
Matthew Selt 5-3 Ben Woollaston
Michael Holt 3-5 David Gilbert
Rory McLeod 3-5 Matthew Couch
Steve Davis w/o Michael Judge
Peter Lines 2-5 Joe Delaney
Joe Swail 5-1 Justin Astley
Dave Harold 5-0 Dermot McGlinchey
Adrian Gunnell 5-0 Noppon Saengkham
Robert Milkins 5-4 Jimmy Michie
Jamie Jones v Liu Chuang
Many players during the last couple of seasons following a strong breakthrough run at a big event have subsequently struggled to sustain that form but UK quarter-finalist Mark Joyce made a strong start today with a 5-1 victory against Welshman Andrew Pagett. With a break of 133 made along the way, Mark will now move on to a second round tie with Scotland’s Alan McManus who himself recorded an impressive 5-0 whitewash of young Jak Jones this morning.
Elsewhere, another battle of Scotland against Wales was won by the Scot, Anthony McGill ousting Michael White to move into the next round and consolidate his position inside the top 64. He will next face Jamie O’Neill, a player who has struggled to make an impact on the tour so far this season but who produced a fine display to see off Joe Jogia with the loss of just one frame today.
Another man to spring a surprise was Joe Delaney, the veteran Irishman who having barely played during this season’s PTC events has found himself sliding down the rankings in recent months. He defied the form book today however to record a fine 5-2 win against Leeds’ Peter Lines to move into the second round.
Recent EPTC winner Michael Holt was unable to continue his return to form as he let slip a 3-1 advantage against Tamworth’s David Gilbert to lose 5-3. Having struggled for victories of any sort for the last year or so, David is just showing signs of a renaissance at the moment and even if he cannot reclaim a place inside the top 64 by the season’s end, it would certainly do him no harm to enter the new Q School with a few wins under his belt.