Martin Gould beaten by Chinese amateur Yuan Sijun in China Open
By PA Sport
Last Updated: 29/03/16 5:31pm
Fifteen-year-old amateur Yuan Sijun thrashed Martin Gould 5-0 to reach the second round of the China Open in Beijing.
The wild card racked up breaks of 51, 102 and 55 against world No 13 Gould to set up a meeting with former world champion Graeme Dott.
"I felt good in general and my opponent left chances for me, so I managed to make some decent breaks," Yuan told worldsnooker.com.
"My coach told me that I needed to work on clearing the colours and long potting and I think it worked.
"My parents are not with me here because their presence would have made me nervous, which has happened before. Two wins in a row is a breakthrough for me."
Reigning world champion Stuart Bingham made three consecutive centuries in a 5-3 win over Sam Baird and next plays Ian Burns, who whitewashed Peter Ebdon.
Kyren Wilson kept alive his hopes of a place in the top 16 and automatic entry into the World Championship by beating Tom Ford 5-3. A run to the semi-finals could be enough for Wilson.
Scot Rhys Clark claimed the best scalp of his career by edging a decider against Mark Davis, while Mark King defeated Ali Carter 5-2.
Judd Trump was given a walkover by Stuart Carrington and there were also wins for Jimmy Robertson, Martin O'Donnell, Ryan Day, Darryl Hill, Marco Fu, Lee Walker and Rod Lawler.
