Gian van Veen dethroned reigning champion Luke Humphries on the opening night of the Betfred World Matchplay, as 2023 champion Nathan Aspinall also crashed out in Blackpool.

Wessel Nijman produced the performance of his career to dump out former champion Nathan Aspinall on debut at the 2025 World Matchplay, landing a series of nerveless checkouts to underline his ...