Neil Robertson claimed a 6-1 victory over Wu Yize to advance to the quarter-finals of the UK Championships in York.
China’s Wu had made a break of 62 when he took the first frame, but after that it was largely one-way as the Australian took control.
Robertson, 43, who has been crowned UK champion three times previously, compiled breaks of 51, 65, 75 and 68 as he took the next five frames.
Wu, who won the International Championship last month, had no answer and Robertson came back from 48 points to take the seventh frame.
Robertson will now face Pang Junxu, who defeated two-time winner Mark Williams 6-3.
Pang, who lost 6-1 in his only previous meeting with the Welshman, received a standing ovation after completing his victory with a magnificent break of 116.
After the players exchanged the first two frames, the 25-year-old Chinese player won the next three.
While Williams, who made two centuries, briefly recovered to get back to 4-3, he inadvertently scored a red while laying down the rose to give his opponent the lead in the next, and was then punished for missing a long red in the ninth frame.
“I played pretty bad. That’s how it is now: I either play well or I play badly,” Williams said.
“I have no complaints. He was the best player.”
