Chang stuns Murphy to make history at Welsh Open

China’s Chang Bingyu caused a Welsh Open shock by beating former winner Shaun Murphy 4-0 – and became only the ninth player in history to make four consecutive century breaks.

The 23-year-old went into the first-round encounter in Llandudno ranked 54th in the world, 46 places below Englishman Murphy.

But that counted for nothing as the 2020 winner’s hopes of repeating his feat at Venue Cymru were ended at the first hurdle.

Switzerland’s Alexander Ursenbacher suffered the same fate as Brecel, as he lost 4-0 against China’s Zhou Yuelong.

England’s Stan Moody, 19, did not lose a frame in his first-round win over compatriot Jimmy Robertson while another Chinese star, Zhao Xintong, took the first step towards winning a third consecutive ranking event as he beat follow countryman Fan Zhengyi 4-3.

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