-14 Hill (Sco), Norris (RSA), Kruyswijk (RSA), -13 Frittelli (RSA), -12 Van Tonder (RSA), -11 Vincent (Zim), -10 Robinson-Thompson (Eng), Skov Olesen (Den)
Scotland’s Calum Hill shot a magnificent eight-under-par final round of 62 and prevailed after a three-man play-off to win the Joburg Open.
The 30-year-old started the day eight shots back on overnight leader Shaun Norris, who faded badly but sneaked in a birdie putt at the last to set up a three-way shootout with Hill and Jacques Kruyswijk.
All three recorded par on the first play-off hole but, after Norris found the water on the second and Hill tapped in for par, Kruyswijk raced a five-foot putt past to gift the Fifer victory.
It is Hill’s second DP World Tour win, following the Cazoo Classic in August 2021, and it shoots the world number 286 into 11th place in the Race to Dubai rankings.
“It was a little bit by surprise at the end – I thought we’d have to do again – but I’m delighted. It was a fantastic day and winning was the cherry on top”.
Hill’s closing 62, which boasted five birdies and a bogey in each nine, was the low round of the week.
It allowed him to reel in Norris, who had a four-shot lead over second-placed Kruyswijk and eight in hand over Hill going into the final round.
It had, for a while, looked like the Scot might win it after 72 holes after he took advantage of a kind kick to birdie the last to take the outright lead.
Both South Africans had several holes to play, though, and Kruyswijk picked up a shot on 17 to join Hill on 14 under and close out for a four-under 66, before Norris did the same at the death to sign for a level-par 70.
Neil Robertson claimed a clean sweep in the World Grand Prix final as he beat Stuart Bingham 10-0 to win the event for a second time.
The Australian won all eight frames in the opening session and wrapped up victory against fellow former world champion Bingham when play resumed in Hong Kong.
That gave the 43-year-old his 25th career ranking title and moved him back above Mark Selby to seventh on the all-time winners list.
The £180, 000 top prize for the World Grand Prix, which was being held outside the UK for the first time, also lifts Robertson from 19th to 11th in the world rankings and effectively secures a seeding for the World Championship.
Last year Robertson failed to qualify for the World Championship for the first time since 2004 after dropping out of the world’s top 16.
When it was announced in October that Hong Kong would be hosting its first ranking event for 35 years, Robertson said the former British colony “should always have an event”.
He has gone on to win that event, claiming just his second title since 2022, with breaks of 87, 104, 71 and 59 giving him a 4-0 lead.
The left-hander claimed the fifth and sixth frames before a break of 78 made it 7-0.
Bingham, who was appearing in his first ranking final in six years, looked set to get off the mark following a break of 63 in frame eight, only for Robertson to clear up with a 66 to win on the black.
Neil Robertson claimed a clean sweep in the World Grand Prix final as he beat Stuart Bingham 10-0 to win the event for a second time.
The Australian won all eight frames in the opening session and wrapped up victory against fellow former world champion Bingham when play resumed in Hong Kong.
That gave the 43-year-old his 25th career ranking title and moved him back above Mark Selby to seventh on the all-time winners list.
The £180, 000 top prize for the World Grand Prix, which was being held outside the UK for the first time, also lifts Robertson from 19th to 11th in the world rankings and effectively secures a seeding for the World Championship.
Last year Robertson failed to qualify for the World Championship for the first time since 2004 after dropping out of the world’s top 16.
When it was announced in October that Hong Kong would be hosting its first ranking event for 35 years, Robertson said the former British colony “should always have an event”.
He has gone on to win that event, claiming just his second title since 2022, with breaks of 87, 104, 71 and 59 giving him a 4-0 lead.
The left-hander claimed the fifth and sixth frames before a break of 78 made it 7-0.
Bingham, who was appearing in his first ranking final in six years, looked set to get off the mark following a break of 63 in frame eight, only for Robertson to clear up with a 66 to win on the black.
Neil Robertson claimed a clean sweep in the World Grand Prix final as he beat Stuart Bingham 10-0 to win the event for a second time.
The Australian won all eight frames in the opening session and wrapped up victory against fellow former world champion Bingham when play resumed in Hong Kong.
That gave the 43-year-old his 25th career ranking title and moved him back above Mark Selby to seventh on the all-time winners list.
The £180, 000 top prize for the World Grand Prix, which was being held outside the UK for the first time, also lifts Robertson from 19th to 11th in the world rankings and effectively secures a seeding for the World Championship.
Last year Robertson failed to qualify for the World Championship for the first time since 2004 after dropping out of the world’s top 16.
When it was announced in October that Hong Kong would be hosting its first ranking event for 35 years, Robertson said the former British colony “should always have an event”.
He has gone on to win that event, claiming just his second title since 2022, with breaks of 87, 104, 71 and 59 giving him a 4-0 lead.
The left-hander claimed the fifth and sixth frames before a break of 78 made it 7-0.
Bingham, who was appearing in his first ranking final in six years, looked set to get off the mark following a break of 63 in frame eight, only for Robertson to clear up with a 66 to win on the black.
Neil Robertson claimed a clean sweep in the World Grand Prix final as he beat Stuart Bingham 10-0 to win the event for a second time.
The Australian won all eight frames in the opening session and wrapped up victory against fellow former world champion Bingham when play resumed in Hong Kong.
That gave the 43-year-old his 25th career ranking title and moved him back above Mark Selby to seventh on the all-time winners list.
The £180, 000 top prize for the World Grand Prix, which was being held outside the UK for the first time, also lifts Robertson from 19th to 11th in the world rankings and effectively secures a seeding for the World Championship.
Last year Robertson failed to qualify for the World Championship for the first time since 2004 after dropping out of the world’s top 16.
When it was announced in October that Hong Kong would be hosting its first ranking event for 35 years, Robertson said the former British colony “should always have an event”.
He has gone on to win that event, claiming just his second title since 2022, with breaks of 87, 104, 71 and 59 giving him a 4-0 lead.
The left-hander claimed the fifth and sixth frames before a break of 78 made it 7-0.
Bingham, who was appearing in his first ranking final in six years, looked set to get off the mark following a break of 63 in frame eight, only for Robertson to clear up with a 66 to win on the black.
The Only Way is Essex star Chloe Brockett has alleged that show producers encouraged her to throw a drink at co-star Roman Hackett before a heated altercation that led to her suspension from the ITV reality series. A spokesperson for the show has vehemently denied the accusations stating: “]cast] would never be instructed to do anything they disagreed with or indeed be asked to discuss any false narratives”.
Brockett, 24, was suspended from the show in the summer of 2023 after throwing three tumbler glasses at Hackett, 22, during filming in Essex. Now, she claims the incident was orchestrated by the show’s production team and criticised the series for what she described as “fake storylines”.
Chloe has claimed she was told by producers to carry out the fight (chloebrockett/instagram)
Roman was left stunned by the incident (Brett Cove/SOPA Images/REX/Shutterstock)
Speaking to The Sun, Brockett said she felt like the production team and bosses didn’t care about her, and just wanted ratings for their “flagging show”. She said: “The producers repeatedly told me to chuck a drink at him. When it all went wrong, they turned on me as though they had not had any part of it”.
Chloe further alleged that producers “instigated” the scene and that she initially resisted, explaining that while plastic glasses were usually used on set, real tumblers were present during this particular incident.
She stated that she had tried to leave that day but had been talked around by producers, adding that the situation had left her in tears. She added: “The fake storylines we were forced to do were too much. It was clear I was in no fit state to be doing any work”.
Chloe has now left the show (ITV)
The altercation reportedly stemmed from an exchange in which Brockett claimed Hackett called her a “fat c***”, prompting her to throw the glasses. Hackett has denied directing the insult at Brockett, explaining that while he did use the words, he said them under his breath after the glasses had already been thrown.
Insiders from the show told The Sun that real glasses would not have been present on set had producers anticipated drink-throwing. Hackett also revealed that Brockett later apologised for the argument but did not specifically say sorry for throwing the glasses. He confirmed he has had no contact with Brockett since the incident and that their friendship has ended.
“I did her a favour by not saying anything, but I won’t stand for someone making false allegations”, Hackett said.
Roman says he’s had no contact since the incident (roman_hackett/instagram)
The altercation came after Roman allegedly called Chloe a ‘ fat c*** ‘ (Instagram)
A spokesperson for TOWIE responded, saying, “The welfare of TOWIE’s cast and crew is of primary importance. Any concern regarding behaviour is immediately investigated and dealt with in line with our robust protocols. Safety on set is central to our production and cast members would never be instructed to do anything they disagreed with or indeed be asked to discuss any false narratives”.
Following the altercation, reports indicated that other cast members were “appalled” by Brockett’s actions and called for her permanent removal from the show. She later decided to leave the series.
Brockett has since expressed relief at her departure, telling MailOnline that now she’s left she feels much happier. She said: “I got to the point that I had been on the show for five years and I didn’t feel like I could progress anymore”.
