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Ronnie O’Sullivan is out of the Scottish Open after a shock third-round loss to Gary Wilson in Edinburgh.
The world number one came from behind to level three times, but Wilson, ranked 32, held his nerve to make it 4-3 with a break of 73 in the decider.
Wilson, 37, has never been beyond the semi-finals on tour and will meet Hossein Vafaei or Yan Bingtao next.
“I felt like I didn’t have much to lose because I’ve been in that situation quite a bit,” Wilson told Eurosport.
“I just tried to stay as calm as I could, in the moment.”
Mark Selby, champion in 2019 and 2020, beat Robert Milkins 4-1, making breaks of 114 and 123 along the way.
Judd Trump and Neil Robertson also eased through by the same margin of victory, against Jamie Clarke and Joe Perry respectively.
In the earlier session, John Higgins had to dig deep to avoid an upset, winning a final frame decider against China’s Cao Yupeng to reach the third round.
A runner-up in this event for the third time last year, Higgins led 2-0 before trailing 3-2 to the world number 58.
Higgins, a four-time world champion, drew level with a break of 70 and a break of 55 helped clinch the match.
The Scot next plays Jamie Jones, who rattled off three centuries in a 4-0 win over Chen Zifan.
UK champion Mark Allen beat England’s Martin Gould 4-2, with two century breaks.
The Northern Irishman, aiming for a third successive ranking title, will face Thailand’s Thepchaiya Un-Nooh on Thursday.
In an all-Scottish battle, Anthony McGill prevailed 4-3 against Scott Donaldson.
Stephen Maguire had little trouble in a 4-1 triumph against Ashley Hugill but there was local disappointment for Fraser Patrick, who lost out 4-3 to Sam Craigie.
