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Midday cuesports roundup — Tuesday 29 September 2026.
Bali: host hope Permata Sari dumps Ouschan as winners’ round one lands
Day two at the Bali International Convention Centre answered the question Monday’s Round 1 shocks left hanging. All 16 Winner Round 1 ties are in the book at the Kamui WPA Women’s 9-Ball World Championship — set-play, best of three, race to four racks — and the winners’ side has already shed more heavy hitters.
Indonesia’s Julia Permata Sari took the headline, beating Austria’s Jasmin Ouschan 2–1 in front of the home crowd. Bulgaria’s Kristina Zlateva blanked three-time champion Han Yu 2–0. Japan’s Yuki Hiraguchi then wiped out Huang Qing Ning 2–0 — the same Huang who had dumped Kelly Fisher on day one — and Taiwan’s Chia-Chia Chou ended Sandra Baumgartner’s winners’ run 2–1 after Baumgartner’s Round 1 scalp of Rubilen Amit.
Also locking winners’ qualification berths: defending champion Seo Seoa 2–0 Rhaki Roj Constantino; world No. 1 Pia Filler 2–0 Miina Tani; Chezka Centeno 2–0 Shui Ching Chiang; Kristina Tkach 2–0 Samia Konishi; Wei Tzu-Chien 2–0 April Larson; Chieh-Yu Chou 2–0 Soledad Ayala; Meng-Hsia Hung 2–0 Marion Jude; Savannah Easton 2–0 Desi Aristia; Zhu Qing Bi 2–0 Aleksandra Guleikova; Venus Lim 2–0 Chihiro Kawahara; Chia Hua Chen 2–1 Xin-Yu Hong; and host Annita Kanjaya 2–1 Ayako Maruoka.
Losers’ side: Fisher, Amit and Fu still breathing
The first losers’ round also cleared. Kelly Fisher 2–0 Chitra Magimairaj, Rubilen Amit 2–0 Diana Khodjaeva and Fu Xiaofang 2–0 Trinh Lu all stayed alive. Liu Shasha, Chen Siming, Shi Tianqi, Margarita Fefilova and Silviana Lu likewise won through. Winners’ qualification and Loser Round 2 were still waiting as this filed — CueScore / Pro Billiard Series for live updates.
Also in Bali: Men’s Open R1 done, Doubles WR1 underway
The Aramith Men’s Open ($150,000, 128, 10-ball) wrapped Round 1. Joshua Filler, David Alcaide and Eklent Kaçi all advanced; headline exits included Shane Van Boening 0–2 to Marco Teutscher, Alex Pagulayan 0–2 Mieszko Fortuński, Sanjin Pehlivanović 0–2 Jeffrey Ignacio and John Morra 1–2 Gebby Adi Wibawa Putra. Wojciech Szewczyk and Carlo Biado progressed via walkovers.
At the Isak Billiard WPA Men’s Doubles 10-Ball Worlds ($200,000, 32 teams), Netherlands blanked New Zealand 2–0 and Spain blanked Canada 2–0 in Winner Round 1. Great Britain stayed alive on the losers’ side with a 2–0 over India after falling to Spain in Round 1. Several other WR1 doubles ties were still on the cloth.
Shenzhen last-64 finally clear — Ding out, last 32 tips
Overnight and Tuesday morning China sessions finished the Shenzhen Open last 64 that this morning’s Grace–Higgins lead left open: Ricky Walden edged Ding Junhui 5–4, Michael Holt dumped Xiao Guodong 5–4, Mark Selby beat Andrew Higginson 5–3, and Wu Yize squeezed Jamie Clarke 5–4. Barry Hawkins had already gone through 5–3 over Liam Highfield.
Last-32 tables later Tuesday (China time) already list Jiang Jun vs Zak Surety, Scott Donaldson vs Pang Junxu, Lei Peifan vs Neil Robertson and Ben Mertens vs Jimmy Robertson — no scores yet as this files. Trump has a walkover into the last 16 with McGill absent.
Where to watch
- Bali Predator series — Pro Billiard TV (YouTube); live scores CueScore / Pro Billiard Series
- Shenzhen Open snooker — UK/Ireland: TNT Sports & HBO Max; Europe (selected): Eurosport & HBO Max; China: CCTV5 / Huya / Migu; elsewhere: WST Play
That’s the midday slate — Bali’s winners’ bracket just got meaner, Van Boening is already on the men’s losers’ side, and Shenzhen’s last 32 is about to tip. More tonight.
— Reggie
