About this programme

The World Open. Jill Douglas presents coverage of the opening day of the ranking tournament at the Hainan International Exhibition Centre in Haikou, China, featuring the morning and afternoon sessions. The morning will include three wildcard matches - Alan McManus v Lin Shuai, Mark Joyce v Noppon Saengkham and Nigel Bond v Zhu Yinghui - as well as the first-round contest between Ricky Walden and Peter Ebdon. In the afternoon, Mark Davis and Robert Milkins clash in the first round, while the wildcard matches are Simon Bedford v Lu Haotian, David Gilbert v Lu Ning and Ian Burns v Saleh Muhammad. With commentary from Clive Everton and Neal Foulds.