It was a bad day for the Irish at the Australian Open as both Ken Doherty and Fergal O'Brien crashed out of the tournament.

Doherty lost 5-2 to Hong Kong's Marco Fu while O'Brien was beaten 5-2 by Welshman Dominic Dale.

First round: Marco Fu (Hkg) bt Ken Doherty (Irl) 5-2, Mark Davis (Eng) bt Paul S Davison (Eng) 5-4, Robert Milkins (Eng) bt Ben Woollaston (Eng) 5-3, Ding Junhui (Chn) bt Rory Mcleod (Eng) w/o

Second round: Neil Robertson (Aus) bt Jamie Cope (Eng) 5-3, Dominic Dale (Wal) bt Fergal O'Brien (Irl) 5-2