Jimmy White [98] is through to Scottish Open Qual Round 2 — and he did it in slippers.
The Whirlwind beat Leone Crowley [84] 4–2 in the Last 128 at Mattioli Arena, Leicester, in Monday’s evening session. Colour for the night: White was cleared to wear slippers with an ankle injury, a rare dress-code carve-out from the WPBSA’s usual covering-footwear rule. Next up is Liu Hongyu [52] in Qual Round 2 on Wednesday 23 September at 18:00 UTC.
Oliver Sykes [102] also finished what midday left hanging: he closed out Reanne Evans (f) [79] 4–3 after leading 3–0, watching Evans claw it back to 3–3, then taking the decider with an 84 (56). Sykes meets Daniel Wells [46] on Wednesday at 09:00 UTC.
Where to watch
WST Play, HBO Max, Huya and more — per snooker.org.
Day 3 / Round 2 to watch
Qual Round 2 (Last 96, best of 7) opens today, Tuesday 22 September. Key London-slot ties:
- ~10:00 BST — Heathcote vs Nasa; Donaldson vs Mann; Hill vs Kowalski; Mertens vs Boiko
- ~13:00 BST — Brecel vs Gong Chenzhi; Ishpreet Singh Chadha vs Emery; Stevens vs Nüßle; Woollaston vs Ursenbacher
- ~16:00 BST — Jiang Jun vs Oliver Brown; Stan Moody vs Jack Borwick (a); Jordan Brown vs Wardropper (a); Highfield vs Yao Pengcheng
Reyes Cup: tickets tomorrow
The third Reyes Cup lands at Makati Coliseum, Makati, 15–18 October 2026 — Team Asia (back-to-back champs) against Team Rest of the World. Tickets go on sale Wednesday 23 September at 17:00 Manila local via the World Nineball Tour site: GA 660 PHP, Premium 1,600 PHP, GA season ticket 2,000 PHP. Sessions run roughly 19:00–23:30 local, live on WNT TV.
Names locked so far: Team Asia — Carlo Biado, Robbie Capito; Team Rest of World — Francisco Sanchez Ruiz, Shane Van Boening (Reyes Cup debut). Full line-ups still TBA. The Philippines Open Pool Championship follows 20–24 October at Gateway Mall, Quezon City.
Elsewhere
Q Tour Europe Event 2 in Sofia rolls into Last 64 from ~14:00 BST today (Lam–Read, Gradinari–Pragnell and company). Robert Milkins is still in — he faces Kostov in the remaining R1.
The WPA Men’s World 10-Ball Championship continues at Phú Thọ Indoor Stadium in Ho Chi Minh City through 26 September ($300k fund / $80k to the winner). Overnight scoreboard still settling as London’s morning desk opens — schedule first, results when they stick.
Photo: Ben Sutherland / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0).
