Ronnie O’Sullivan moved into the final 16 on the World Open in China, however there was a shock as reigning world champion Luca Brecel was knocked out.
England’s O’Sullivan was by no means behind on his option to a 5-2 win in opposition to China’s Lyu Haotian within the third-round match.
Belgium’s Brecel, who defends the World Championship in Sheffield subsequent month, misplaced 5-1 to Scotland’s Stephen Maguire.
Former world champions Judd Trump, Mark Selby and Neil Robertson joined O’Sullivan within the fourth spherical.
Trump, who’s main the tour’s seasonal rankings, received 5-3 in opposition to China’s Fan Zhengyi, whereas Selby and Robertson earned 5-2 victories in opposition to Lengthy Zehuang and Yuan Sijun respectively.
Welsh pair Daniel Wells and Jackson Web page, who knocked out top-10 stars Mark Allen and John Higgins within the earlier spherical, backed up these notable wins as every beat Chinese language opponents.
Wells received 5-3 in opposition to He Guoqiang, with Web page beating Wu Yize by the identical scoreline.
Nevertheless, world quantity eight Ali Carter was one other big-name exit on Wednesday. He misplaced 5-1 to fellow Englishman Chris Wakelin.
The fourth-round matches of the Yushan occasion, which has returned this 12 months after a three-year hiatus due to the Covid-19 pandemic, happen on Thursday.
