Welcome to Eurosport’s live coverage of the 2024 English Open as some of the sport’s biggest names kick off their respective campaigns at the Home Nations event. Mark Williams lost in the afternoon, but there were wins for Mark Allen and Neil Robertson. Ronnie O’Sullivan headlines the evening session against He Guoqiang, with former world champion Luca Brecel also in action.

Excellent long red by Luca just when he needed it. In goes the yellow, and he powers in a super green to right centre. Brown is in too. And so is the blue. Luca with his first victory in a ranking event since March. And his first of the new season. A 4-3 win for Brecel. Thanks for joining us. We will be back with the last-32 stage at 10am on Wednesday morning.

Brecel inching towards the frame. 23 ahead with four reds left up. Which looks like a useful lead at this point.

Brilliant shot by Luca using rest to power in a red, but he then makes a mess of a pot on a brown. From the sublime to the ridiculous. Getting very tense. "Three and in trouble," says Hamilton as a shot on yellow goes all wrong.

This frame not slipping quietly into the night. Looks like a midnight finish on the cards. Brecel drills in an excellent red to right centre. On brown too. Chance then for Luca to gain some momentum.

‘Terrific’ – Hamilton pots back-to-back beauties against Brecel