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 cleared up in 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 offguard.
“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…