Gilbert Tops Hill
David Gilbert scored his first win in a knock-out ranking event match this season as he thrashed Aaron Hill 4-0 to reach the final stages of the Cazoo British Open.
Gilbert suffered a surprise 5-1 reverse against Marco Fu in last month’s BetVictor European Masters qualifiers, but bounced back strongly with an impressive display against Hill, highlighted by breaks of 100 and 72. The world number 19 goes into the random draw for the last 64 of the tournament which runs from September 26 to October 2 in Milton Keynes.
Ryan Day top scored with 65 in a 4-1 win over Rebecca Kenna while Zhang Jiankang saw off Reanne Evans 4-0 with a top break of 70.
Zhou Yuelong beat Jenson Kendrick 4-1 with a top break of 80 and is one of 13 Chinese players to have won their qualifying match so far in Wigan.
Anthony Hamilton rounded off a 4-0 win over Jimmy White with a break of 100.