Mark Selby became the latest leading name to leave the International Championship on Monday, as Hossein Vafaei beat the former world champion 6-2 in the third round in Nanjing. The result was one of several eye-catching scores on a day that settled the last-16 line-up for the ranking event, which runs until the final on Saturday, 7 November.

Vafaei was in control throughout and closed out a comfortable victory. Fan Zhengyi, who had already ended Judd Trump’s tournament with a 6-5 win on Sunday, kept his run going with a 6-2 defeat of Pang Junxu.

Big names fall on day three

Neil Robertson also departed, losing 6-4 to Wang Xinbo, while defending champion Wu Yize was beaten 6-5 by Stephen Maguire in a close finish. World champion Zhao Xintong survived a stern test, edging Sam Craigie 6-5, and Ding Junhui came through another decider, beating Zhang Anda 6-5.

Elsewhere, Mark Williams beat Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 6-3, John Higgins defeated Xu Si 6-2, and Kyren Wilson won 6-1 against Ryan Day. Si Jiahui recorded the most one-sided win of the round, beating Liu Hongyu 6-0.

What comes next in Nanjing

The fourth round is scheduled for Tuesday, 3 November, and includes a meeting between Williams and Higgins, two of the sport’s most experienced players. Zhao faces Hill, Maguire meets Ding, and Wilson plays Oliver Lines, who beat Ben Woollaston 6-5. Matches up to and including the quarter-finals are played over the best of 11 frames.

The winner of the tournament will receive £175,000 from a total prize fund of £825,000. Ronnie O’Sullivan is not taking part after withdrawing for medical reasons.

Sources: TNT Sports, International Championship 2026 scores and results page.