Mark Selby, John Higgins and reigning world champion Kyren Wilson all progressed on the British Open on Wednesday.
In one of many opening third-round matches through the night session, four-time world champion Selby clinched a hard-fought 4-3 victory over Yuan Sijun.
Earlier, Higgins reached the third spherical because the four-time world champion claimed a 4-2 win in opposition to Shaun Murphy, after the Scot took the opening three frames.
Duane Jones levelled in opposition to world quantity two Wilson however the Englishman can also be into the third spherical, producing a break of 114 as he took the subsequent three frames to triumph 4-1.
Higgins will tackle compatriot Graeme Dott in Cheltenham on Thursday, whereas Wilson will play Hong Kong’s Marco Fu.
World primary Judd Trump faces fellow Englishman Mark Davis as he bids to make the 1,000th century break of his profession.
Solely two gamers have reached the landmark earlier than – Ronnie O’Sullivan in 2019 and Higgins throughout his 4-3 defeat by Mark Allen on the English Open final week.