World champion Mark Williams beat Ben Woollaston in the first round of the season-opening Riga Masters on Friday.
The Welshman won 4-2 to comfortably reach the second round but his compatriot and the tournament’s defending champion Ryan Day lost out 4-3 to Ali Carter.
Other first-round winners included Shaun Murphy, Neil Robertson, Graeme Dott and Mark Allen.
Jimmy White lost 4-0 to Ricky Walden.
Murphy had a 120 break in the opening frame of his 4-0 victory over David Lilley, missing the yellow as he attempted a 147 maximum break after sinking 15 reds and blacks.
Riga Masters 2018 live scores, results and updates from Round Two
Actions begins 9am, best of seven frames
DRAW AND SCHEDULE:
Li Hang vs Ricky Walden
Mark Allen vs Allister Carter
Kyren Wilson vs Simon Bedford
Graeme Dott vs Ashley Carty
Marco Fu vs Mark Davis
Zhang Yong vs Mark Williams
Jamie Jones vs Chris Wakelin
Lukas Kleckers vs Mark King
Joe Swail vs Stuart Carrington
Shaun Murphy vs Zhao Xintong
Michael White vs Joe Perry
Scott Donaldson vs Craig Steadman
Liang Wenbo vs Neil Robertson
Stephen Maguire vs Joe O’Connor
Anthony Hamilton vs Michael Holt
Oliver Lines vs Jack Lisowski
Riga Masters 2018 Round One RESULTS:
Chris Wakelin w/o Sam Craigie
Anthony Hamilton w/o Yan Bingtao
Mark Williams 4-2 Ben Woollaston
Oliver Lines 4-3 Alfie Burden
Ian Burns 2-4 Jack Lisowski
Mark Davis 4-2 Luca Brecel
Ashley Carty 4-2 Anthony McGill
Ali Carter 4-3 Ryan Day
Luke Simmonds 0-4 Kyren Wilson
Xiao Guodong 1-4 Marco Fu
Scott Donaldson 4-3 Robin Hull
Kurt Maflin 2-4 Liang Wenbo
Li Yuan 2-4 Neil Robertson
Michael White 4-3 David B Gilbert
Joe Perry 4-3 Robert Milkins
Stephen Maguire 4-1 Gerard Greene
Lee Walker 1-4 Joe O’Connor
Niu Zhuang 0-4 Simon Bedford
Xhang Yong 4-0 Rory McLeod
Stuart Carrington 4-3 Fergal O’Brien
Craig Steadman 4-1 Zhou Yuelong
Lukas Kleckers 4-3 Robbie Williams
Joe Swail 4-2 Mei Xiwen
Shaun Murphy 4-0 David Lilley
Zhao Xintong 4-0 Nigel Bond
Jamie Jones 4-2 Rod Lawler
Mark King 4-2 Xu Si
Liam Highfield 1-4 Michael Holt
Ricky Waldren 4-0 Jimmy White
Graeme Dott 4-3 Tian Pengfei
Barry Hawkins 3-4 Li Hang
Mark Allen 4-3 Peter Lines
RIGA MASTERS 2018: HOW TO WATCH – TV AND LIVE STREAM
You can watch the action on Eurosport or stream it live via the the Eurosport Player.
Here’s the broadcast schedule for the event:
Saturday, July 28
0800-1515 (ES2)
1645-2030 (ES2)
Sunday, July 29
0900-1200 (ES1)
1700-2140 (ES2)