Mark Selby suffers shock defeat in German Masters snooker qualifying as Jimmy White statements opening victory

Former German Masters winner Mark Selby was dumped out of the 1st spherical of this year’s event following struggling a shock 5-4 defeat to rookie Peng Yisong in Leicester.

The environment No. 2 essential two wins to qualify for the Tempodrom in Berlin, but fell at the to start with hurdle even with recovering from 2- and 4-2 behind to power the decider.

Selby contributed breaks of 59, 51 and 63 with 21-year-old Chinese newcomer Peng functioning in 55 and a ending 72 to safe a meeting with Ian Burns in the very last 64 at the Morningside Arena on Wednesday.

It was only his second acquire on tour considering that turning experienced earlier this calendar year.

Fresh new from reaching the final 32 at the United kingdom Championship, Jimmy White ongoing his remarkable type with a 5-3 victory in opposition to Mark Joyce.

The six-time environment finalist started with a split of 70 and concluded with 52 as Joyce generated an 89 in the 3rd body to guide 2-1 before his opponent claimed three straight frames to move 4-2 very clear.

Joyce dominated the seventh body, but White kept his composure to gain the eighth frame. He will meet Martin Gould in the very last 64 soon after the 2016 German Masters winner finished a 5-3 achievement against Jamie Jones, who made 71 and 117 breaks after Gould experienced moved 3- crystal clear.

Jones attempted to drive the closing frame with a crack of 60, but Gould’s 62 was more than enough to aid him progress.

Somewhere else, planet No. 8 Kyren Wilson recorded a 110 split in a 5- whitewash of Jenson Kendrick. He will experience David Lilley in the past 64 after the former environment seniors winner concluded a 5-2 earn in opposition to Anthony Hamilton.

Tuesday’s German Masters qualifying outcomes

Last 128

• Mark Allen 5-2 Peter Lines
• Alexander Ursenbacher 5- Asjad Iqbal
• Yan Bingtao 5-2 Rod Lawler
• Neil Robertson 5-2 Bai Langning
• David Grace 5-2 Mark King
• Zhao Jianbo 5-1 Ashley Hugill
• David Lilley 5-2 Anthony Hamilton
• Kyren Wilson 5- Jenson Kendrick
• Mark Selby 4-5 Peng Yisong
• Sean O’Sullivan 2-5 Ian Burns
• Jamie Jones 3-5 Martin Gould
• Jimmy White 5-3 Mark Joyce

Very last 64

• Michael White 2-5 Tian Pengfei
• Anthony McGill 5- Allan Taylor
• Jak Jones 2-5 Jimmy Robertson
• Jamie Clarke 2-5 Sam Craigie
• Zhao Xintong 5-1 Muhammad Asif
• Tom Ford 5-1 Ken Doherty

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