English Open: Liam Davies beats world champ Wu Yize to establish Mark Williams match

World champ Wu Yize fell in the 3rd round of the English Open as Liam Davies scored a captivating 4-1 triumph in Brentwood.

Welsh possibility Davies, 20, opened a 3-0 lead on his method to the very first ranking occasion quarter-final of his profession, assisted by a break of 105 in the 2nd frame, then finished his triumph as China’s Wu had a hard time to discover his vibrant finest type.

Tantalisingly, Davies will deal with compatriot Mark Williams, the three-time world champ, in the last 8 on Friday night.

Williams, still a significant force on the baize at the age of 51, had breaks of 76, 103 and 63 in a late-night 4-1 triumph over England’s Barry Hawkins.

Mark Selby, who was runner-up at last week’s British Open and won the China Open in August, had his hopes of reaching another last ended by a 4-3 defeat versus fellow previous world champ Kyren Wilson.

Selby led 2-0 in the all-English tussle after an early break of 112 however then lost the next 3 frames. He dragged himself level, however Wilson trebled in the yellow to successfully make certain of triumph in the decider.

England’s Judd Trump, freshly deposed as world top, edged a tense decider versus Scot Anthony McGill to take a 4-3 triumph.

Trump will deal with a quarter-final versus Shaun Murphy who was taken the range after midnight by Pang Junxu before racing through the choosing frame with a 103 break.

Ali Carter had a greatest break of 75 as he finished a 4-2 win over Gong Chenzhi, Zhou Yuelong made a 141 in his 4-2 triumph over Chinese compatriot Yuan Sijun, and Ding Junhui beat Joe O’Connor 4-1.