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Morning cuesports roundup — Tuesday 29 September 2026.
Shenzhen overnight: Grace knocks out Higgins 5–4
The last-64 clear-out at Bao’an Sports Centre kept biting. England’s David Grace, world No. 74, dumped four-time world champion John Higgins 5–4 — a ranking-path shock that puts Grace into the last 32 against Stephen Maguire.
That lands alongside two held-over night sessions that also went the seeds’ way: Shaun Murphy blanked Marco Fu 5–1, and world No. 8 Kyren Wilson did the same to Sam Craigie 5–1. Wilson now lines up David Gilbert; Murphy meets Hossein Vafaei.
Also through overnight
- Zak Surety 5–1 Jack Lisowski — sets up Jiang Jun vs Surety later Tuesday
- Yuan Sijun 5–3 Iulian Boiko — Fan Zhengyi vs Yuan still the China derby in the last 32
- Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 5–1 Deng Haohui
- Hossein Vafaei 5–4 Antoni Kowalski
- Barry Hawkins 5–3 Liam Highfield
- Stephen Maguire 5–3 Lan Yuhao
- Gary Wilson 5–2 Luo Zetao
- Lei Peifan 5–4 Matthew Selt
- Jimmy Robertson 5–2 Zhou Yuelong — next vs Ben Mertens
Still to finish / Tuesday morning China sessions include Xiao Guodong vs Michael Holt, Mark Selby vs Andrew Higginson, Ding Junhui vs Ricky Walden, and Wu Yize vs Jamie Clarke. Last-32 action later today already has Scott Donaldson vs Pang Junxu, Neil Robertson vs Lei Peifan, and Jiang–Surety on the board after Monday’s star cull.
Bali day two: Women’s Worlds and men’s 10-ball keep rolling
At the Bali International Convention Centre the Kamui WPA Women’s 9-Ball World Championship moves into day two of double elimination after Monday’s Round 1 shocks (Amit, Fisher, Fu Xiaofang, Shi and Fefilova already on the losers’ side — no rehash of those scores here). The Aramith Men’s Open ($150,000, 128, 10-ball) and Isak Billiard WPA Men’s Doubles 10-Ball Worlds ($200,000, 32 teams) run alongside through 5 October; women’s event wraps 4 October. Live scores via CueScore / Pro Billiard Series; stream on Pro Billiard TV.
Also on the board
- NSCI Open — All-India 8-ball still underway at the National Sports Club of India, New Delhi (26 Sep–5 Oct). No fresh public day-sheet as this files; India’s domestic cue calendar stays busy into the weekend.
- Commonwealth Cue Sports — Ahmedabad, 7–10 October at Veer Savarkar Sports Complex; India’s home squad remains the regional headline next week.
Where to watch
- Shenzhen Open snooker — UK/Ireland: TNT Sports & HBO Max; Europe (selected): Eurosport & HBO Max; China: CCTV5 / Huya / Migu; elsewhere: WST Play
- Bali Predator series — Pro Billiard TV (YouTube); live scores via CueScore / Pro Billiard Series
That’s the morning slate — Higgins is out, Murphy and Wilson marched through the night session, and Bali’s three-event week keeps grinding. More as the Shenzhen last 32 and Bali winner-bracket firm up.
— Reggie
