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Maximum man Zhou Yuelong advances at Scottish Open

Zhou Yuelong
Zhou Yuelong

China's Zhou Yuelong made a maximum 147 break on the opening day of the Scottish Open in Milton Keynes.

Zhou, who reached the semi-finals of the UK Championship last week, made the second maximum of his professional career on his way to a 4-1 first-round victory against England’s Peter Lines.

Mark Selby also advanced into round two but Stephen Maguire made an early exit, while Neil Robertson pulled out.

Defending champion Selby defeated Yuan Sijun 4-1, the same score by which Scotland's Maguire lost to Zak Surety, who is over 100 places below him in the world rankings.

Meanwhile, Robertson withdrew from the competition after his UK Championship final victory over Judd Trump at the same venue that finished in the early hours of Monday morning.

Robertson had been due to play at 1pm on Tuesday against Lei Peifan, who receives a bye into round two.

Welshman Jak Jones overcame Yan Bingtao 4-1 with the help of 93 and 109 breaks while Scotland’s Alan McManus beat Xiao Guodong 4-2.

England’s Ricky Walden made breaks of 59, 60, 60 and 72 in his 4-0 victory over Pang Junxu.

There were also wins for Ben Woolaston, Mark Joyce and Nigel Bond, with the latter overcoming Gary Thomson 4-2.

Mark Allen defeated Jimmy White 4-1 while Gerard Greene fell at the first hurdle as Michael Holt inflicted a 4-1 defeat on the Northern Irish cueman. 

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