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Brecel and Evans top mixed doubles standings with win over Trump and Baipat
The first of the two evening matches in the World Mixed Doubles saw Luca Brecel and Reanne Evans overcome Judd Trump and Baipat Siripaporn with a 3-1 victory in Manchester. The win leaves them top of the standings.
Brecel produced the highest break of the match in the opening frame – a 42 – as he and Evans opened up a one-frame advantage, but after a second frame that saw both teams pass on opportunities to win it, the 2023 women’s world champion Baipat rocketed red into the middle to restore parity at one-frame each.
A smart Brecel snooker in the next put him and Evans in the ascendancy, and the 12-time women’s world champion Evans wrapped the frame up when she pocketed the final red.
Trump and Baipat again dug in in the next. However, they were unable to send the match to a decider as Brecel and Evans managed to win a marathon, safety-laden 50-minute fourth frame to move top of the standings ahead of Sunday’s play.
World Mixed Doubles Schedule
- Group match: Robertson / Mink v Trump / Baipat, Sun 31 Mar 13:00
- Group match: Brecel / Evans v Selby / Kenna, Sun 31 Mar 13:00
- Final: TBC v TBC, Sun 31 Mar 19:00
2024 Mixed Doubles teams
- Neil Robertson and Mink Nutcharut
- Judd Trump and Baipat Siripaporn
- Luca Brecel and Reanne Evans
- Mark Selby and Rebecca Kenna
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