The last 16: Florian Nüßle fights his way into the quarter-finals!
The Austrian snooker talent Florian Nüßle had to go yet through another decider against Ian Martin. Ian played a 79 in the 2nd frame. After winning one of the following two frames in this matchup, Florian had to fight hard for a place in the quarterfinals of the Vienna Snooker Open. But he managed to do so in a high tensioned deciding frame.
David Grace took a 2-0 lead against Billy Castle after playing a 74 in frame 2. Billy was able to steal the 3rd frame with a 68 and even tied the game. However, in the decider David never lost his cool and played a great 133 break for the 3:2 victory.
There was a thriller between Nigel Bond and Allan Taylor. They took turns fetching the frames until a decider occurred. Allan played breaks of 51 and 61 points in the frames he won. Allan also had a 56 break in the decider before he failed a split and Nigel was able to win the game 3:2 with a crutial 69.
In the duel between Alexander Ursenbacher and Iulian Boiko, Iulian was able to get the first frame with a 79. Alexander answered with a nice 94 and was also able to get the hard fought 3rd frame. In frame number 4, Alexander played a 55 break and won 3-1 in the end.
With breaks of 58, 61 and 94 points, Tom Ford secured his place in the quarterfinals. He played against Stephen Kershaw, who won the 3rd frame, but lost 3-1.
Lukas Kleckers went to work against Hans Nirnberger. He played breaks of 66, 51 and 113 points to celebrate a clear 3-0 victory.
It took a show of strength for Robert Milkins, who faced a well playing Jack Bradford. In the 1st frame, Jack made a break of 60 points, but Robert played a 65 and grabbed the frame. In frames 2 and 3, breaks of 61 and 58 points were enough for Jack to win the frame. Robert fought his way through the 4th frame and was able to force the game into a decider. There, Robert played an 80 and won the game 3-2.
Craig Steadman defeated the young Ukrainian Anton Kazakov 3:1. Craig won the 1st frame with an important 50 break. Frame 2 also clearly went Craigs way and the 3rd frame was won by Anton. In frame number 4, Craig made a decisive 90 for the match.
In the quarterfinals, which start on Sunday at 12 noon, the following matches will take place:
Lukas Kleckers vs Nigel Bond
Alexander Ursenbacher vs David Grace
Tom Ford vs Craig Steadman
Florian Nüßle vs Robert Milkins
Enjoy the final stage of the Vienna Snooker Open 2023!