2024 English Open Snooker: Thursday 19th September Preview, Matches, Order of Play
The opening match of the day on the main TV table is a very tasty all-top 16 affair between Mark Selby and Si Jiahui. They have faced each other twice before on the World Snooker Tour (both matches were in 2023) and Selby won on both occasions.
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The world number one and defending champion this week, Judd Trump remains on course for a hat-trick of English Open titles, and his next assignment is former European Masters champion Fan Zhengyi who made his maiden professional maximum 147 break earlier in this tournament.
In the evening session, Mark Allen and John Higgins share the baize for the first time since their epic last 16 encounter at the Crucible Theatre from a few months ago, although it will be their seventh head-to-head match on the professional tour in just over 10 months.
Reigning World Champion Kyren Wilson will round proceedings off in front of the main cameras against Barry Hawkins. If you include all their meetings on the circuit, their head-to-head record is 15-15.
All matches in round five are the best of seven frames.
2024 English Open Snooker, Thursday 19th September match schedule:
13:00BST
- Mark Selby v Si Jiahui
- Wu Yize v Ben Woollaston
followed by:
- Judd Trump v Fan Zhengyi
- Ishpreet Singh Chadha v He Guoqiang
19:00BST
- Neil Robertson v Ross Muir
- Mark Allen v John Higgins
followed by:
- Barry Hawkins v Kyren Wilson
- Chris Wakelin v Pang Junxu
For full details on the 2024 English Open including the draw, results, prize money, schedule and how to watch, please visit our tournament information centre here.
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