Over on table two, Zhou Yuelong is on the verge of a fantastic win over John Higgins. He need just one more frame to take the match and set up a quarter-final against Ronnie O’Sullivan.

Ronnie O’Sullivan 5-5 Zhou Yuelong 16:41 , Luke Baker The reds are oh so inviting in the centre of the table and O’Sullivan is looking ominous. He’s moved up a gear since falling 5-4 down.

Zhou made breaks of 120, 73, 54 and 109 to race into a dominant lead, but the world champ hit back with efforts of 118, 100 and 64 to level the game.