Robertson wins 4-3 - Davison had the first chance of the frame but missed on just 13 to leave Robertson in. Robertson unexpectedly missed the pink on 36 only for Davison to take on a tricky red and allow the Australian straight back to the table. From there Robertson was able to do enough to leave Davison needing snookers. He was not at his best but that was a very good fightback from Robertson and the main thing is that he is still in there. After the shocks of today every player left in the draw will fancy their chances and Robertson certainly should.
Robertson forces the decider - Davison cannot complain about chances but Robertson in the end was the stronger player in the safety battle on the final two reds and then again in the battle on the yellow. An excellent screw shot on the yellow to get on the green the highlight of what was a 67 minute long frame as Robertson makes it 3-3.
Georgiou beats Hawkins - After initially missing a simple red to the middle though on the stretch and then another red with the rest, Georgiou is over the line after potting a good long red before fluking the green after missing that at pace before landing perfect on frame ball red. Hawkins needs 1 snooker now. Davison meanwhile has now missed a couple of chances in frame six and Robertson is back at the table, though with reds on cushions this won't be an easy frame for Robertson to win and he plays safe after failing to land nicely on the black. Georgiou now pots the final red and is over the line. Decent stuff from Georgiou while Hawkins just was not as good as last night.
Georgiou in to win - Georgiou has a massive chance now with reds everywhere after a miss from Hawkins leaves him in. You have to think he should be clinching the match at this visit. Davison meanwhile is in first again in the sixth after Robertson misses a thin red with the rest.
Robertson still in it, while Bingham looks to close - From Davison's miss Robertson makes a very easy looking 81 to stay in that match at 2-3 adrift. Bingham meanwhile is about to close out his win. He's really woken up after O'Donnell stole the second frame and the left-hander has barely had a chance after that. Bingham a certain contender this week and a break of 112 sees him finish off that 4-1 win in style.
Davison in to win - Davison is in first yet again in frame five against Robertson after a thumping long red. He goes into the bunch from the blue taking him to 39 but lands on nothing easy, misses and leaves everything on now for Robertson. Georgiou meanwhile has the first chance on table 5 in frame 6 but there's still plenty of work to do over there.
Davison moves 3-1 up - Davison may be slow but there's nothing wrong with what he is producing. He's backed up the break of 61 in the last by making 68 from his excellent chance in this frame which proves enough to lead 3-1. A break of 60 for Bingham has him nearing a 3-1 cushion too against O'Donnell while Hawkins has a good lead in frame five with Georgiou after an early 59 break but he too will need a second chance. Both players now have their second chances though and those two frames are in the books.
Georgiou moves one away - Michael Georgiou is looking to cause an upset on table 5. When his second chance comes in the fourth frame with Hawkins after an earlier let off he makes a break of 64 to clinch the frame and go 3-1 up. Meanwhile, Robertson is equally as in trouble with Davison getting in first on table 3 with the balls well placed for a sizeable contribution.
Davison and Bingham lead 2-1 - A break of 61 is enough for Davison to move 2-1 in front of Robertson after the Australian fails in his short attempts for a snooker, Bingham meanwhile is taking frame three against O'Donnell in one visit, with a run of 73 doing enough in that frame.
Davison and Georgiou looking to upset the odds - Davison is looking good on table three. After falling just short in the opener he now has a golden opportunity to win the third and lead 2-1. Georgiou meanwhile was in first in the fourth against Hawkins but has missed on 25 and left Hawkins right in as he looks to draw level at 2-2. Bingham is also in amongst them on table four with a decent opening there as he looks to go back in front.
O'Donnell clears to level - Martin O'Donnell took his counter chance to level the match 1-1 with Bingham. All the balls were there but it was still excellent work with a clearance of 77 on table four. Hawkins meanwhile is looking like drawing a frame back, having built an early 50 point lead and getting back in again now.
Bingham surges, while Robertson is pegged back - After winning that long opener, Stuart Bingham is flying now after getting in with a great long red at the start of the second and is now closing in on a two frame lead with the reds open. Davison meanwhile won the safety battle on the final two reds against Robertson potting a great final red in the middle and leaving Robertson needing a snooker on the colours. Georgiou meanwhile leads 2-0 after Hawkins missed the brown to clear. Bingham though has just missed and O'Donnell has a counter chance here and it's a good one with nothing safe.
Robertson and Hawkins looking to counter - Davison made a decent 44 before playing safe in his second frame with Robertson who played safe on 8 in his first counter chance but he has another opportunity now. Hawkins meanwhile is also countering against Georgiou and has played good shots to bring the final red and the yellow into play but still has work to do on the brown. Bingham meanwhile has just potted green, brown and blue to take a 45 minute opener against O'Donnell.
Robertson clinches frame one, Georgiou leads in his second - Eventually Robertson was the one to pot the yellow despite conceding a series of foul points. He cleared down to the black but didn't land on it, but was left an easy shot to the middle after Davison missed it from range. Georgiou was in first in his second frame before missing a thin black on 40. Hawkins has since had a half chance but made little progress.
Georgiou wins the opener - He needed a second chance after missing the earlier red to middle but Georgiou quickly wraps up the first frame, not letting Hawkins have much of a chance. The other two matches are on yellow ball battles in frame one. Davison made a break of 57 before missing the final red, and though Robertson potted it he missed the yellow and left it safe. Bingham meanwhile made 50 before failing to get on the safe yellow and playing safe.
Robertson and O'Donnell build early leads - Robertson and O'Donnell have built early leads in their respective openers. Robertson built a lead of 45 before laying a snooker though Davison is in now with a good chance to erode that advantage. O'Donnell meanwhile made a break of 52 before playing safe, and Georgiou is in early on against Hawkins but has just missed a red to the middle.
Looking forward to this afternoon with some top players playing on tables 3, 4 and 5.
Table 3 has a former champion and this week's maximum man Neil Robertson against Paul Davison. Davison this week has had wins over Lu Haotian and Thor Chuan Leong.
Then on table 4 is another former winner Stuart Bingham taking on three time quarter-finalist this season Martin O'Donnell in what looks the closest of these three contests. O'Donnell has beaten Hamza Akbar and Ricky Walden this week while Bingham has seen off Ali Carter and Matthew Selt.
Finally on table 5 last year's runner-up Barry Hawkins faces Shoot-Out winner Michael Georgiou. Hawkins won well last night against Ben Woollaston, after a first round win over Akani. Georgiou meanwhile has lost just one frame in his victories so far over David Lilley and Jimmy White, but this is a much tougher test.
I'll be providing updates throughout the three matches as they unfold.
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