World champion Wu Yize fell within the third spherical of the English Open as Liam Davies scored an attention grabbing 4-1 victory in Brentwood.
Welsh prospect Davies, 20, opened up a 3-0 lead on his approach to the primary rating occasion quarter-final of his profession, helped by a break of 105 within the second body, then accomplished his victory as China’s Wu struggled to search out his dynamic finest type.
Tantalisingly, Davies will face compatriot Mark Williams, the three-time world champion, within the final eight on Friday night.
Williams, nonetheless a significant power on the baize on the age of 51, had breaks of 76, 103 and 63 in a late-night 4-1 victory over England’s Barry Hawkins.
Mark Selby, who was runner-up ultimately week’s British Open and received the China Open in August, had his hopes of reaching one other last ended by a 4-3 defeat in opposition to fellow former world champion Kyren Wilson.
Selby led 2-0 within the all-English tussle after an early break of 112 however then misplaced the following three frames. He dragged himself stage, however Wilson trebled within the yellow to successfully be sure that of victory within the decider.
England’s Judd Trump, newly deposed as world primary, edged a tense decider in opposition to Scot Anthony McGill to take a 4-3 victory.
Trump will face a quarter-final in opposition to Shaun Murphy who was taken the space after midnight by Pang Junxu earlier than racing by way of the deciding body with a 103 break.
Ali Carter had a highest break of 75 as he accomplished a 4-2 win over Gong Chenzhi, Zhou Yuelong made a 141 in his 4-2 victory over Chinese language compatriot Yuan Sijun, and Ding Junhui beat Joe O’Connor 4-1.
