Worry goes on as Hunter waits for surgery results

Paul Hunter can be forgiven for not having his mind entirely on this week’s China Open - he is awaiting the results of a biopsy taken on six cysts on his colon.

“I had keyhole surgery after the Irish Masters earlier this month but when I went back to the hospital the results were inconclusive,” said world number four Hunter, who reached the last 16 of the Beijing event by edging past Ali Carter 5-4.