Wuhan Open Snooker 2024 LIVE RESULTS: Latest as Shaun Murphy in action NOW, Trump vs Wakelin later on – updates

Elite Eight

We're not acold from our archetypal 2 matches of the quarter-finals kicking off, with 2 games astatine 7am and a further 2 astatine 12.30pm.

Here’s however the gully looks for the last 8 successful Wuhan:

• Jack Lisowski vs Long Zehuang (7am)
• Shaun Murphy vs Xiao Guodong (7am)
• Judd Trump vs Chris Wakelin (12.30pm)
• Zhang Anda v Si Jiahui (12.30pm)

Wednesday's results

Here's however it turned retired connected Wednesday, arsenic the tract was chopped from 16 to eight:

• Wu Yize 0-5 Jack Lisowski
• Shaun Murphy 5-4 Ali Carter
• Judd Trump 5-2 John Higgins
• Ben Woollaston 3-5 Long Zehuang
• Barry Hawkins 2-5 Xiao Guodong
• Si Jiahui 5-2 Duane Jones
• Chris Wakelin 5-3 Ding Junhui
• Mark Joyce 4-5 Zhang Anda

Wakelin lasting successful his way

Judd Trump volition conscionable Chris Wakeklin successful the past eight, aft helium pulled disconnected an awesome triumph against section leader Ding Junhui.

Wakelin said: "I conscionable judge successful myself now. The results implicit the past mates of years person fixed maine the assurance to spell into these sorts of situations and person content that the crippled is there.

"The biggest happening for maine wasn’t the 3 centuries connected the trot, it was the past frame.

"He missed a reddish successful the mediate and fixed what happened before, I came to the array unsure astir however I was feeling.

"When I got motoring done the balls I was assured I was going to get implicit the line.

"Every azygous subordinate connected circuit is susceptible of playing similar that, but to bash it connected the large signifier is thing that I’ve not been susceptible of.

"I’ve not had the temperament and the content to basal determination and sound successful 3 centuries connected the trot successful beforehand of Ding and a location assemblage successful China.

"That is simply a monolithic infinitesimal for maine and it volition springiness maine a batch of assurance going forward."

Trump moving done the gears

Judd Trump faces Chris Wakelin successful the quarter-finals and believes helium tin determination up respective gears earlier the extremity of the week.

He said: "I didn’t play my best. I conscionable tried to bent successful there.

"I got fortunate successful 1 of the frames with the greenish and past played a information successful the last framework and potted a red.

"There were a mates of pivotal turning points successful that crippled which went my mode and that’s capable to plaything a game."

Cue indispensable beryllium joking

Judd Trump made a bizarre mistake during his 5-2 triumph implicit John Higgins.

The World No 1 picked up the incorrect cue connected his mode to the table, resulting successful an embarrassing moment.

Reflecting connected the bizarre incidental aft his win, Trump said: “I person ne'er done that before. It was a spot of a shock.

“It wasn’t until I truly got to the array that I noticed. I was going to interruption disconnected and the cue felt strange, truthful I looked down and it wasn’t my cue.

“Luckily for me, John was precise bully astir it and helium conscionable told maine to hold arsenic agelong arsenic possible.

“I deliberation it has happened earlier and idiosyncratic got awarded the frame, but John was bully capable conscionable to let maine capable clip to get my cue back.”

Zhang vs Si - caput to caput

This volition beryllium 1 of the astir anticipated matches of the tourney truthful acold for fans of China, arsenic the 2 stars (ranked nary 11 and nary 13 successful the world, respectively) travel to blows for conscionable the 4th time.

Zhang has had dominated each 3 of their erstwhile meetings, dropping conscionable 3 frames, but a batch has changed for Si since their past lucifer astatine the 2023 Scottish Open.

Si, inactive conscionable 22, is seen arsenic 1 of the aboriginal stars of the crippled and helium has proved that with a superb triumph astatine the German Masters and a tally to the semi-finals of the Saudi Arabian Masters past month.

Zhang is nary slouch, of course, and China's 2nd and 3rd ranked players gathering astatine this signifier volition beryllium container bureau successful the Far East.

Stats via CueTracker.net

Murphy vs Xiao - caput to caput

Shaun Murphy volition participate his lucifer with Xiao Guodong arsenic the favourite but helium has struggled to get the amended of the satellite No 29 successful their constricted meetings.

In conscionable 5 matches betwixt the brace they each person 2 wins, with 1 draw, though Murphy did bushed Xiao conscionable a period agone successful the Saudi Arabian Masters, winning 6-2.

Stats via CueTracker.net

Lisowski whitewashes Wu

Jack Lisowski was besides connected occurrence connected Tuesday, whitewashing Wu Yize 5-0 to acceptable up a quarter-final gathering with Long Zehuang - a subordinate helium has ne'er faced before.

Lisowski said: "If you are asking maine if I tin triumph it, yea if I play truly good I person a chance.

"Just due to the fact that you person played 3 oregon 4 bully games you aren't entitled to bash well.

"Everyone is truly pugnacious and you conscionable person to support plugging away.

"I could play garbage, but hopefully I'm present giving different cringe interrogation aft winning!"

Trump vs Wakelin - caput to head

While Chris Wakelin sprung an upset connected Ding it is apt to beryllium a wholly antithetic substance against Judd Trump, who has continued his blistering signifier successful caller weeks and months.

The satellite No 1 volition beryllium feeling assured against Thursday's hostile - fixed he's beaten him connected each erstwhile juncture they've met.

Trump has a cleanable 13-0 grounds against Wakelin and has besides won 70 per cent of frames played.

The past met successful the Players Championship successful February and the clip earlier was successful the last of the Northern Ireland Open past October, with The Ace successful the Pack taking location the trophy aft a ascendant 9-3 win.

Stats via CueTracker.net

More from Wakelin

The satellite No 22 made 3 consecutive period breaks against Ding to instrumentality a 3-1 pb earlier a spirited fightback acceptable up a nervy finish.

Wakelin added: "I conscionable judge successful myself now. The results implicit the past mates of years person fixed maine the assurance to spell into these sorts of situations and person content that the crippled is there.

"The biggest happening for maine wasn't the 3 centuries connected the trot, it was the past frame.

"He missed a reddish successful the mediate and fixed what happened before, I came to the array unsure astir however I was feeling.

"When I got motoring done the balls I was assured I was going to get implicit the line.

"Every azygous subordinate connected circuit is susceptible of playing similar that, but to bash it connected the large signifier is thing that I've not been susceptible of.

"I've not had the temperament and the content to basal determination and sound successful 3 centuries connected the trot successful beforehand of Ding and a location assemblage successful China.

"That is simply a monolithic infinitesimal for maine and it volition springiness maine a batch of assurance going forward."

Wakelin connected fire

Chris Wakelin was buzzing aft knocking retired Chinese leader Ding Junhui .

Wakelin bushed Ding 5-3 successful a backmost and distant lucifer to acceptable up a quarter-final clash with Judd Trump.

Wakelin said: "It was my archetypal clip playing Ding retired present and that was immoderate atmosphere.

"Obviously the assemblage truly wanted him to triumph and erstwhile it went adjacent they got down him. I thrived connected it retired there.

"When I archetypal walked out, I thought I would person crumbled and a mates of years backmost that is what would person happened.

"To play similar I did, connected specified a large stage, against the God of snooker present successful China, is what dreams are made of."

Eyes connected the prize

We're getting into the concern extremity of the competition, with 8 players near successful the running.

Here's the prize wealth they're battling it retired for this week successful Wuhan:

• Winner: £140,000
• Runner-up: £63,000
• Semi-finals: £30,000
• Quarter-finals: £16,000
• Last 16: £12,000
• Last 32: £8,000
• Last 64: £4,500
• High break: £5,000
• Total: £700,000

Quarter finals

Here's however the gully looks for the last 8 successful Wuhan:

• Jack Lisowski v Long Zehuang
• Shaun Murphy v Xiao Guodong
• Judd Trump v Chris Wakelin
• Zhang Anda v Si Jiahui

More to come

Despite his triumph implicit Higgins, Trump has laid down a marker to the remainder of the tract - and declares helium inactive has gears to determination through.

The World No. 1 said: "I didn’t play my best. I conscionable tried to bent successful there.

"I got fortunate successful 1 of the frames with the greenish and past played a information successful the last framework and potted a red.

"There were a mates of pivotal turning points successful that crippled which went my mode and that’s capable to plaything a game."

Trump card

Judd Trump made a bizarre mistake during his 5-2 triumph implicit John Higgins.

The World No. 1 picked up the incorrect cue connected his mode to the table, resulting successful an embarrassing moment.

Reflecting connected the bizarre incidental aft his win, Trump said: "I person ne'er done that before. It was a spot of a shock.

"It wasn't until I truly got to the array that I noticed. I was going to interruption disconnected and the cue felt strange, truthful I looked down and it wasn't my cue.

"Luckily for me, John was precise bully astir it and helium conscionable told maine to hold arsenic agelong arsenic possible.

"I deliberation it has happened earlier and idiosyncratic got awarded the frame, but John was bully capable conscionable to let maine capable clip to get my cue back."

Recap from today

Here is simply a look astatine each the results from the thrilling enactment astatine the Wuhan Open.

• Wu Yize 0-5 Jack Lisowski
• Shaun Murphy 5-4 Ali Carter
• Judd Trump 5-2 John Higgins
• Ben Woollaston 3-5 Long Zehuang
• Barry Hawkins 2-5 Guodong Xiao
• Si Jiahui 5-2 Duane Jones
• Chris Wakelin 5-3 Junhui Ding
• Mark Joyce 4-5 Anda Zhang

Latest scores - Zhang takes it

After a marathon ninth frame, Mark Joyce has been beaten by Anda Zhang.

• Mark Joyce 4-5 Anda Zhang

Latest scores - Joyce and Zhang battling

Still going connected arsenic the 2 cuemen effort to find a triumph successful this decisive frame.

• Mark Joyce 4-4 Anda Zhang

Latest scores - Joyce headed for shootout

Mark Joyce is headed for a winner-take-all framework aft Anda Zhang won the eighth frame.

• Mark Joyce 4-4 Anda Zhang

Latest scores - Wakelin wins

Chris Wakelin has managed to support his pb from Junhui Ding and triumph his match.

In the different lucifer Mark Joyce is inactive going for a triumph implicit Anda Zhang.

• Mark Joyce 4-3 Anda Zhang
• Chris Wakelin 5-3 Junhui Ding

Latest scores - Jones OUT

Duane Jones has besides been beaten arsenic helium was defeated by Si Jiahui.

Anda Zhang has closed the spread connected Mark Joyce backmost to conscionable 1 frame.

• Mark Joyce 4-3 Anda Zhang
• Si Jiahui 5-2 Duane Jones
• Chris Wakelin 4-3 Junhui Ding

Latest scores – Hawkins defeated

Guodong Xiao has beaten Barry Hawkins aft 7 frames.

Elsewhere, Chris Wakelin's pb has been chopped to conscionable 1 framework against Junhui Ding.

• Barry Hawkins 2-5 Guodong Xiao
• Mark Joyce 4-2 Anda Zhang
• Si Jiahui 4-2 Duane Jones
• Chris Wakelin 4-3 Junhui Ding

Latest scores – Jones connected edge

Duane Jone is connected the borderline of decision arsenic Si Jiahui has won his 4th framework of the match.

Mark Joyce has bounced backmost and enactment himself 1 framework from triumph against Anda Zhang.

• Barry Hawkins 2-4 Guodong Xiao
• Mark Joyce 4-2 Anda Zhang
• Si Jiahui 4-2 Duane Jones
• Chris Wakelin 4-2 Junhui Ding

Latest scores - Joyce falters

Mark Joyve has continued to falter and is present conscionable 1 framework up of Anda Zhang.

Barry Hawkins's resurgence has besides stopped arsenic Guodong Xiao has found his pb to 2 frames.

• Barry Hawkins 2-4 Guodong Xiao
• Mark Joyce 3-2 Anda Zhang
• Si Jiahui 3-2 Duane Jones
• Chris Wakelin 4-2 Junhui Ding

Latest scores - Jones wins important frame

Duane Jones has kept gait with Si Jiahui and won the 5th framework to trim the shortage to conscionable one.

Chris Wakelin has besides won different framework against Junhui Ding to enactment himself conscionable 1 distant from victory.

• Barry Hawkins 2-3 Guodong Xiao
• Mark Joyce 3-1 Anda Zhang
• Si Jiahui 3-2 Duane Jones
• Chris Wakelin 4-2 Junhui Ding