Barry Hawkins produced a brilliant display to demolish Ka Wai Cheung 5-1 and clinch his place in the final stages of next year's World Open, which will take place in Yushan.
The Hawk is in fine form currently, having reached the first Victorian Plumbing UK Championship final of his career earlier this month. He was runner-up to Judd Trump after losing a classic contest 10-8. He followed that up by beating John Higgins 4-3 during last week's BetVictor Scottish Open, where he exited against Wu Yize in the last 16.
Hawkins surged to an emphatic win today, crafting breaks of 66, 76, 71, 51 and 133 on his way to victory.
World number 89 Zak Surety staged a stunning upset victory to thrash world number 13 Si Jiahui 5-0. Surety hammered home contributions of 64, 74 and 87 as he blitzed past the talented Si.
Another significant shock saw world number 108 Chris Totten score a 5-1 win over 2015 Crucible king Stuart Bingham. Totten fired in two century runs of 102 and 103 during the win.
Alfie Burden beat Stephen Maguire 5-4 by a single point on the final black, while Gary Wilson was a 5-1 winner against Gong Chenzhi.