China Open 2018 snooker LIVE results: Latest scores as Ronnie O'Sullivan suffers shock

THE CHINA OPEN is underway this week and Ronnie O'Sullivan is already out - keep up to date with all the results here.

Victory for Ronnie O’Sullivan in Beijing would have seen him him break the record for the most ranking tournament wins in a single season.

But O'Sullivan crashed out in the first round 6-2 to Elliot Slessor, having earlier shot a 147 maximum.

The China Open has £1million in total price money available to those competing.

Reigning champion Mark Selby became the first player to win the China Open and the World Championship back-to-back last year, lifting a so-called “Curse” that had seen all the previous winners fail a few weeks later at the Crucible.

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Mark Selby is eyeing the China Open title

Wednesday, April 4

Afternoon session (0700 BST)

Mark Selby vs Ben Woollaston

Lyu Haotian vs Fergal O'Brien

John Higgins vs Jack Lisowski

Mark King vs Kyren Wilson

Jak Jones vs Zhou Yuelong

Neil Robertson vs Sam Craigie

Ricky Walden vs Stuart Bingham

Barry Hawkins vs Michael White

Evening session (1230 BST)

Michael Holt vs Mark Williams

Yan Bingtao vs Mark Allen

Gary Wilson vs Joe Perry

Xiao Guodong vs Ding Junhui

Graeme Dott vs Chris Wakelin

Cao Yupeng vs David Gilbert

Duane Jones vs Luo Honghao

Tom Ford vs Elliot Slessor

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Ronnie O'Sullivan is already out of the China Open

Tuesday April 3

Morning Session (0230 BST)

First Round (Best of 11 frames)

Stephen Maguire 5-6 Fergal O'Brien

Kurt Maflin 5-6 Yan Bingtao

John Higgins 6-2 Martin O'Donnell

Yuelong Zhou 6-2 Chen Zhe

Mark Joyce 2-6 Graeme Dott

Barry Hawkins 6-3 Sam Baird

Afternoon Session (0730 BST)

First Round (Best of 11 frames)

Mark Selby 6-4 Scott Donaldson

Peter Ebdon 5-6 Mark King

Andrew Higginson 3-6 Kyren Wilson

Jimmy Robertson 5-6 Xiao Guodong

Neil Robertson 6-3 Robbie Williams

Michael White 6-5 Paul Davison

Duane Jones 6-5 Liang Wenbo

Evening Session (1230 BST)

TV Coverage: Eurosport 1

First Round (Best of 11 frames)

Mark Davis 4-6 Michael Holt

Craig Steadman 4-6 Ding Junhui

Chris Wakelin 6-0 Shaun Murphy

David Gilbert 6-3 Mike Dunn

Luo Honghao 6-4 Anthony McGill

Tom Ford 6-2 Yuan Sijun

Ronnie O'Sullivan 2-6 Elliot Slessor

Monday, April 2

Afternoon Session (7.30am BST)

Pre-Qualifiers/First Round (Best of 11 frames)

Jak Jones 6-5 Nigel Bond

Evening Session (12.30 BST)

Pre-Qualifiers/First Round (Best of 11 frames)

Mark Selby 6-4 Wang Yuchen (Qualifier)

Chang Bingyu 2-6 Peter Ebdon (Qualifier)

Chen Feilong 5-5 Andrew Higginson (Qualifier)

Ding Junhui 6-2 Michael Georgiou (Qualifier)

Luo Honghao 6-2 Stuart Carrington (Qualifier)

Martin Gould 4-6 Sam Craigie

Hamza Akbar 0-6 Ricky Walden

Matthew Stevens 5-6 Stuart Bingham

Monday, April 2

Afternoon Session (7.30am BST)

Pre-Qualifiers/First Round (Best of 11 frames)

Ronnie O'Sullivan 6-2 Ross Muir (Qualifier)

Lyu Haotian 6-4 Liam Highfield

Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 1-6 Mark Williams

Ali Carter 4-6 Gary Wilson

Joe Perry 6-0 Chris Totten

Luca Brecel 4-6 Cao Yupeng

Morning Session (2.30am BST)

Pre-Qualifiers/First Round (Best of 11 frames)

Zhang Yong 4-6 Chang Bingyu (Qualifier)

Chen Feilong 6-2 Fan Zhengyi (Qualifier)

Bassem Eltahhan 1-6 Luo Honghao (Qualifier)

Rhys Clark 1-6 Liang Wenbo (Qualifier)

Ben Woollaston 6-5 Lee Walker

Noppon Saengkham 1-6 Mark Allen

Anthony Hamilton 1-6 Jack Lisowski

Tuesday, April 3

Morning Session (2.30am BST)

First Round (Best of 11 frames)

Zhou Yuelong 6-2 Chen Zhe

Graeme Dott 6-2 Mark Joyce

Barry Hawkins 6-3 Sam Baird

John Higgins 6-2 Martin O'Donnell