PTC 8 (Alex Higgins International Trophy) Day 1 - Allen In Top Form

First day of PTC8 (Alex Higgins International Trophy) is underway in Killarney, Ireland.  It is nice to see another event held in Ireland after PTC Finals in March early this year.

Mark Allen in Top Form in Killarney

Mark Allen was in top form today - He only dropped a frame in the three matches he won today. He beaten Paul Davision, Mike Dunn and David Gilbert to make into the last 16. The Pistol has never won a ranking title in his career, his best ranking finishes are reaching semi-finals of World Championship and UK Championship. He will be come back on Sunday for his first ranking title.

Xiao Guodong

Xiao Guodong surprisingly defeated Ronnie O'Sullivan 4-1 in the second round but unfortunately lost to Northern Irishman Gerard Greene. Green won two consecutive deciders before beating Xiao Guodong in last 32. Nevertheless, the 22-year-old young Chinese stands out and has a bright future for his career. Besides The Rocket, The Welsh Potting Machine Mark Williams was sent home in the first round, losing to James Wattana 2-4.

John Higgins, Neil Robertson, Martin Gould and Ryan Day will return on Sunday for last 16. PTC3 winner Ben Woollaston safely landed in last 16 after coming back to beat Liang Wenbo from 0-2 down and decider over Liam Highfield.

Results of PTC8 (Alex Higgins International Trophy) Day 1, Friday October 21

Round 1

9.30am

5 Marcus Campbell 0-4 Ashley Wright
6 Passakorn Suwannwat 4-3 Barry Pinches
9 Ryan Day 4-2 John Torpey
10 Simon Bedford 3-4 Liu Song
11 James Wattana 4-1 Mark Williams
12 Mark Joyce 4-0 Michael Wasley
13 Mark Allen 4-0 Paul Davison
14 Mike Dunn w/o Anthony Hamilton
15 Peter Lines 3-4 Philip Browne
16 David Gilbert 4-2 Keith Sheldrick

11am

7 John Higgins 4-1 Ian Burns
8 Nigel Bond w/o Ian McCulloch
17 Jamie Burnett 4-1 John Sutton
18 Martin Gould 4-1 Gareth Allen
19 Matthew Stevens 4-0 Jamie Walker
20 Jamie Jones 4-0 Robert Redmond

11.30am

21 Tony Drago 4-1 Clinton Franey
23 Joe Perry 4-0 Anthony Cronin
24 Joe Jogia 4-1 Joe Swail
25 Dominic Dale 4-3 Cao Yupeng

12.30pm

2 Xiao Guodong 4-3 Peter Ebdon
3 Sam Craigie 3-4 Gerard Greene
4 Fergal O'Brien 4-3 Daniel Wells
26 Stephen Maguire 4-2 Ryan Cronin

1pm

1 Ronnie O'Sullivan 4-0 Aditya Mehta
27 Stephen Hendry 4-2 Robbie Williams
28 Dechewat Poomjaeng 4-3 Jordan Brown
29 Tom Ford 4-3 Liu Chuang

2pm

22 Neil Robertson 4-1 Gary Wilson
30 Jamie Cope 4-3 Mike Hallett
31 Ben Woollaston 4-2 Liang Wenbo
32 Liam Highfield 4-1 Rod Lawler

Round 2

3.30pm

65 Ronnie O'Sullivan 1-4 Xiao Guodong
66 Gerard Greene 4-3 Fergal O'Brien
67 Ashley Wright 4-1 Passakorn Suwannwat
69 Ryan Day 4-1 Liu Song
70 James Wattana 2-4 Mark Joyce
71 Mark Allen 4-0 Mike Dunn
72 Philip Browne 0-4 David Gilbert
73 Jamie Burnett 2-4 Martin Gould
74 Matthew Stevens 2-4 Jamie Jones
76 Tony Drago 1-4 Neil Robertson

5pm

68 John Higgins 4-2 Nigel Bond
75 Ryan Day 4-1 Liu Song
77 Dominic Dale 2-4 Stephen Maguire
78 Stephen Hendry 1-4 Dechawat Poomjaeng
79 Tom Ford 4-2 Jamie Cope
80 Ben Woollaston 4-3 Liam Highfield

Round 3

7.30pm

97 Xiao Guodong 2-4 Gerard Greene
98 Ashley Wright 2-4 John Higgins
99 Ryan Day 4-0 Mark Joyce
100 Mark Allen 4-1 David Gilbert
101 Martin Gould 4-0 Jamie Jones
102 Neil Robertson 4-0 Joe Jogia
103 Stephen Maguire 2-4 Dechawat Poomjaeng
104 Tom Ford 3-4 Ben Woollaston