Judd Trump progressed to the quarter-finals of the Shenzhen Open with a 5-2 victory over Si Jiahui.
With the score locked at 2-2, the world number two managed to pull away to book his spot in the next round, where he will face Mark Selby following his 5-3 triumph over Stephen Maguire.
Neil Robertson was knocked out in the fourth round with a 5-2 defeat to Chris Wakelin, who won four successive frames to take charge and will now meet Jimmy Robertson in the last eight.
Kyren Wilson also exited at the same stage following a 5-2 loss against Michael Holt, who made a break of 126 on his way to reaching his first ranking quarter-final since the UK Championship in 2024.
Shaun Murphy eased into the next round with a 5-1 win over Elliot Slessor and Thursday's action also saw Yuan Sijun beat Zak Surety 5-2 before Wu Yize claimed a 5-3 victory against Ricky Walden.
