Two-time UK Championship winner Mark Selby misplaced within the first spherical of the 2024 occasion as fellow Englishman Jack Lisowski produced an outstanding fightback on the York Barbican on Sunday night.
Lisowski, twenty first on the earth rankings, was 3-0 behind and had solely scored six factors as Selby dominated the early phases with two beautiful centuries.
However Lisowski acquired again into the match and, aided by breaks of 55, 63, 100, 70 and 61, gained six of the subsequent seven frames to take the victory 6-4 and arrange a last-16 tie with Ali Carter.
A shock didn’t look on the playing cards when Selby scored 329 factors within the opening three frames, with Lisowski, who battled by two qualifying rounds, solely potting a pink and a blue.
Nevertheless, Selby felt a failure to go 4-0 in entrance proved important.
“I performed effectively to go 3-0 then I misjudged a pink within the subsequent body and that was most likely the turning level of the match,” stated Selby.
“If I had gone 4-0 I might’ve damaged the again of the match, however Jack performed effectively and I do know he’s able to that. When his thoughts is correct, he’s able to beating anybody.
“I really feel my recreation is OK and I am dropping to nice gamers.”
Selby was the fifth seed and his defeat comes after high seed and reigning champion Ronnie O’Sullivan was overwhelmed 6-4 by Barry Hawkins on Saturday afternoon.
“It is all a little bit of a blur,” stated Lisowski, who performs Ali Carter within the final 16.
“I performed effectively, good security and good scoring. Wherever I am going I play fairly dangerous snooker so the group all the time desires to see one thing and make a recreation of it.
“There’s one thing in regards to the crowd at York. It is actually grown right here and it is became an unimaginable match and the group are part of that.”
