October 10th 2023.
Neil Robertson's poor run of form continued at the Wuhan Open as the favourites fell on the second day of the tournament. Mark Selby was edged out 5-4 by Xu Si, who knocked in a break of 125 to win the match. Ding Junhui was dismissed 5-0 by Yuan Sijun, who had breaks of 120, 102 and 100. John Higgins was on the wrong end of a one-sided result, beaten 5-1 by Martin O'Donnell.
Neil Robertson was also on the wrong end of a 5-3 scoreline, despite a break of 140. The Thunder from Down Under has won just three matches in ranking events this season and recently posted on social media about his struggles from being away from his family and friends in Australia for a long period of time. He said that he should have gone home after his best ever season and was now paying the price.
Speaking about how difficult it is being away from his home country, Robertson said that his brothers have aged 20 years since he last saw them and that he cannot wait to return home. He added that patience is the key and that big results are incoming.
Ronnie O'Sullivan avoided an upset and easily beat Mark Davis 5-1 to progress to the last 32 against Pang Junxu. Ali Carter impressed with a 145 break in a 5-1 win over Jamie Clarke and Stuart Bingham appeared to return to form after beating Dan Wells 5-1 with breaks of 132, 93, 73, 66, 64 and 61.
These results show that the Wuhan Open is proving to be an unpredictable tournament, with the favourites often falling. It will be interesting to see how the rest of the tournament plays out.
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