Bank of Hope LPGA Match-Play: Leona Maguire makes it two wins from two but Lilia Vu beaten

Ireland's Leona Maguire wins second straight game at Bank of Hope LPGA Match-Play in Las Vegas; top seed Lilia Vu and No 2 seed Brooke Henderson beaten on Thursday; tournament runs until Sunday with final two days live on Sky Sports Golf

Image: Ireland's Leona Maguire has made it two wins from two at the Bank of Hope LPGA Match-Play and will be looking to clinch a spot in the knockout stages on Friday

Lilia Vu and Brooke Henderson were beaten on day two of the Bank of Hope LPGA Match-Play in Las Vegas but Leona Maguire and Celine Boutier were among the 10 players to make it back-to-back wins.

The event mirrors the PGA Tour's WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play, with players split into 16 groups of four for round-robin play before the knockout stages are contested at the weekend.

The last 16 will be played on Saturday morning followed by the quarter-finals in the afternoon, with the semi-finals and final on Sunday - you can watch the weekend's action live on Sky Sports.

Top seed Vu, who won the first women's major of the year, the Chevron Championship, in April, suffered a shock defeat to Albane Valenzuela with her Swiss opponent winning two up.

Vu had birdied the par-three 17th to cut her deficit to one hole but then double bogeyed the 18th as Valenzuela made par to seal the win, her second in as many days.

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Valenzuela said: "I knew this was going to be a very tough match. Lilia is undoubtedly one of the best players in the world and made me work for the points. She definitely left some putts out there, and I did as well."

No 2 seed Henderson was defeated one up by Sophie Schubert but No 3 seed Boutier overcame Sarah Schmelzel 2&1 while Ireland's Maguire saw off Jenny Shin one up having beaten Linnea Strom 4&2 on day one.

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In addition to Maguire, Boutier and Valenzuela, the other players who are 2-0 are Pajaree Anannarukarn, Ayaka Furue, Maja Stark, Carlota Ciganda, Cheyenne Knight, 2021 champion Ally Ewing and Anna Nordqvist.

However, no players are guaranteed a place in the knockout round, with all 16 groups to be decided when round-robin play concludes on Friday.

Watch the knockout stages of the Bank of Hope LPGA Match-Play live on Sky Sports Golf this weekend. Coverage begins at 11pm on both Saturday and Sunday.

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