Chadha knocks out 2024 champion Wilson in first round

Ishpreet Singh Chadha beat world champion Luca Brecel at last year's German Masters

Welsh Open Snooker

Venue: Venue Cymru, Llandudno, Date: 10-16 February

Coverage: Watch live on BBC Two Wales, BBC iPlayer, the BBC Sport website and app.

India's Ishpreet Singh Chadha produced one of the performances of his career to knock out defending champion Gary Wilson in the first round of the Welsh Open.

Singh Chadha held his nerve in the deciding frame to take his place in the last 32 at Llandudno's Venue Cymru.

Wilson, who admitted to "not feeling well" post-match, recovered from 2-1 down to lead 3-2, but Singh Chadha dominated the final two frames.

"It feels great," Singh Chadha said, "I think he [Wilson] wasn't on it from the start of the game and then went berserk when he was down, that caught me off guard.

"I'm just happy I could play well from [being] down.

"He's always a tough player to beat, I am just happy to get through."

Earlier in day one, former Welsh Open champions Mark Williams and Mark Selby eased their way into the second round.

Williams made three century breaks in his 4-1 victory over Florian Nuessle of Austria, while Selby had a break of 141 as he beat English compatriot Hayden Pinhey 4-2.

"Surprising more than anything, three centuries in a best-of-seven doesn't happen to me that often," said Williams, who played down his chances of becoming a first Welsh winner since his 1999 triumph.

"If I haven't won it for the past 26 years, I don't think I'm going to win it on the 27th," said the three-time world champion.

"I'll try my best, but we haven't had a Welsh winner before, only myself, it's a shame really, it's just how tough the game is."

Neil Robertson is also through, but the 2019 winner needed to show his class to come from behind to see off Mark Davis 4-2.

"It wasn't looking that great at 2-0, I just had to stay patient," said Robertson.

"You just have to hang in there and accept that it's not going to be free-flowing and free-scoring.

"It was a game of 'stick in there, play good safety, pot the important balls when they come up' and that's what I did."

Welshman Jamie Jones secured a 4-2 win over China's Si Jiahui, but compatriot Dominic Dale, who was a quarter-finalist last year, was beaten 4-2 by China's Pang Junxu.

In an all-English battle, Robbie Williams cruised to a 4-0 victory over former winner Stuart Bingham.

Welshman Jackson Page saw off England's Jimmy Robertson 4-2 with Stephen Maguire of Scotland defeating China's Xu Si by the same scoreline.

In the evening session, four-time Welsh Open champion John Higgins beat fellow Scot Graeme Dott 4-0 while Wales' Liam Davies lost by the same scoreline to England's Elliot Slessor.

Robert Milkins went through to the next round after a 4-1 win over Hong Kong's Wang Yuchen and Mark Allen of Northern Ireland edged England's 18-year-old Stan Moody 4-3 in a tight contest.