Stephen Bunting came from behind to beat Kai Gotthardt 3-1 in the afternoon session, securing his spot in the third round of the tournament. Bunting, ranked eighth in the world, staged an impressive recovery after dropping the first set and nearly falling behind 2-0. The victory sets up a last 32 meeting with the winner of Dirk van Duijvenbode’s match, with a potential quarter-final clash against world number one Luke Humphries on New Year’s Day looming.
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