Defending champion Milkins through to last 32

Defending champion Robert Milkins is through to the third round of the Welsh Open with a 4-1 win over Allan Taylor.

Milkins, after a scratchy 4-3 first round win over Jamie Jones, started with a superb 140 break in frame one.

Taylor hit back with a 75, before two tense frames followed by a break of 83 gave the 47-year old Bristolian a place in the last 32.

"My potting was a bit better than yesterday, but I'm still making quite a few mistakes," said Milkins.

"I felt really good in Germany last week, probably the best I've felt this season.

"I've not really been good at all and it seems like it's coming together, but it seems for me to get that consistency is a lot more difficult than it used to be. Because I'm getting older it's hard."

China's Xiao Guodong is out of the tournament despite compiling a break of 134. Xiao was beaten 4-3 by Barry Hawkins, while Scotland's Anthony McGill cruised past Long Zehuang 4-1.

Welsh teenager Liam Davies raced through the tournament's final first-round match with a 4-0 win over Switzerland's Alexander Ursenbacker, including breaks of 74 and 119.

The 17-year-old from Tredegar will now play fellow Welshman Duane Jones in the second round this evening.