Ronnie O'Sullivan just sneaking past Dave Gilbert 4-3 with Tom Ford also coming back from 3-1 down to beat Stephen Maguire 4-3.

Mark Selby and Mark Allen both out to Chinese opposition in Xiao Guodong and Liang Wenbo.

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Graeme Dott reached Sunday's World Grand Prix final in Cheltenham with a 6-4 win over England's Tom Ford.

 

The 42-year-old world number 21, world champion in 2006, lost 6-4 to eventual winner Judd Trump in last week's German Masters semi-final.

 

But after beating Ronnie O'Sullivan 5-3 in the last eight, Dott, who sealed the last of his two ranking titles in 2007, made a 103 en route to victory.

Neil Robertson reached his third ranking final in as many weeks with a hard-fought 6-4 win over Kyren Wilson at the World Grand Prix in Cheltenham.

Judd Trump reached the second round of the Welsh Open thanks to a 4-1 win over James Cahill.

 

The world champion eased to victory after opening with a break of 132 against fellow Englishman Cahill.

 

Wales' Mark Williams progressed thanks to a 4-1 win over Oliver Lines, while Mark Selby beat David Grace 4-2.

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A good result for Ronnie in his quest to make the Players Champs as Gary Wilson lost. Ronnie could play Jack Lisowski in the last 16, he is just above Ronnie in the race for that top 16 slot.

 

As things stand

 

15 - Kyren Wilson - 102.500

16 - Gary Wilson ( out ) - 91,000

17 - Tom Ford ( out ) - 83,250

18 - Jack Lisowski - 82,750

19 - Ronnie O'Sullivan - 81,000

 

That is including prize money guaranteed from this event so far. Ronnie needs at least a semi final place at the moment and hope that somebody just behind him doesn't win it.

When Ronnie O'Sullivan is in the mood for winning, he's almost unplayable

Ronnie through to the semi-finals of the Welsh Open after beating Mark Selby 5-1.

Well played by Murphy, deserved to win and he has been joined by Yan Bingtao in the semis after he beat Higgins 5-2.

Kyren Wilson beat Ronnie O'Sullivan 6-5 to book his place in Sunday's Welsh Open final in Cardiff.

 

O'Sullivan had hoped to win a fifth Welsh Open title in Cardiff, his last crown there coming in 2016.

 

But at the end of a tussle that went down to the final frame, Wilson edged the contest against his English compatriot.

 

Wilson will play Shaun Murphy in the final after he beat China's Yan Bingtao 6-5 in the other semi-final.

Shame for Yan Bingtao but he’s now turned 20 and he already has a ranking title under his belt. He’s got a great future that’s for sure.

3-0 now to Shaun Murphy in the Welsh Open Final.

Shaun Murphy leads 4-0 at the first interval against Kyren Wilson.

Murphy 7-1 up against Kyren Wilson in the Welsh Open Final.

From the Snooker Shootout:

 

According to someone on snooker.org

 

really wish they would quieten down the horrendous hooligan crowd too, it's so annoying and at the start of the Mark Allen v Luo match some ignorant moron shouted out to Tatiana Wollaston "Get Your Bristols out"!

 

This for a female referee, not on.

Yan Bingtao v Joe Perry that will be an intriguing match in the Players Championship quarterfinals.

Judd Trump has become the first player to win six ranking titles in a single season by taking the Gibraltar Open.

 

Tour Championship Draw

 

1 Judd Trump v 8 John Higgins

4 Neil Robertson v 5 Ding Junhui

3 Mark Selby v 6 Yan Bingtao

2 Shaun Murphy v 7 Mark Allen