Chang stuns Murphy to make history at Welsh Open

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'A piece of snooker history' - Chang hits four centuries in a row

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China's Chang Bingyu caused a Welsh Open shock by beating former winner Shaun Murphy 4-0 - and became only the ninth player in history to make four consecutive century breaks.

The 23-year-old went into the first-round encounter in Llandudno ranked 54th in the world, 46 places below Englishman Murphy.

But that counted for nothing as the 2020 winner's hopes of repeating his feat at Venue Cymru were ended at the first hurdle.

Home hope Jackson Page also won 4-0, defeating Luca Brecel of Belgium to ensure a second-round spot.

Switzerland's Alexander Ursenbacher suffered the same fate as Brecel, as he lost 4-0 against China's Zhou Yuelong.

England's Stan Moody, 19, did not lose a frame in his first-round win over compatriot Jimmy Robertson while another Chinese star, Zhao Xintong, took the first step towards winning a third consecutive ranking event as he beat follow countryman Fan Zhengyi 4-3.

In another whitewash, England's Gary Wilson saw off Iran's Amir Sarkhosh 4-0 while Zhang Anda beat Mitchell Mann 4-2.

Welsh Open day two

Morning and afternoon session:

  • Shaun Murphy 0-4 Chang Bingyu

  • Xiao Guodong 4-3 Long Zehuang

  • Zhao Xintong 4-3 Fan Zhengyi

  • Jack Lisowski 4-2 Louis Heathcote

  • Ryan Day 3-4 Bulcsu Revesz

  • Zhou Yuelong 4-0 Alexander Ursenbacher

  • Zhang Anda v Mitchell Mann

  • Jimmy Robertson 0-4 Stan Moody

  • Jackson Page 4-0 Luca Brecel

  • Gary Wilson 4-0 Amir Sarkhosh

Evening session

  • David Gilbert v Robbie McGuigan

  • John Higgins v Liu Wenwei

  • Elliot Slessor v Sam Craigie

  • Chris Wakelin v Liam Pullen

  • Kyren Wilson v Liu Hongyu

  • Stuart Bingham v Gao Yang

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