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World champion Luca Brecel and Wales’ Dominic Dale raced through to the last eight of the Welsh Open.
Belgian Brecel impressed as he beat England’s Tom Ford 4-1 in Llandudno on Thursday evening.
Dale, 52, is the last home player still in the tournament after he beat countryman Jak Jones 4-0.
Northern Irishman Mark Allen is also through to Friday’s quarter-finals, where he will meet Scotland’s John Higgins.
Allen, the world number three, eased to a 4-0 round-four win over Robbie Williams, while five-time Welsh Open winner Higgins came through a tense final-frame decider against Matthew Selt.
Gary Wilson, who beat defending champion Robert Milkins 4-0, will face Anthony McGill for a semi-final place after the Scot overcame England’s Ricky Walden 4-3.
Brecel will take on either Marco Fu or Martin O’Donnell, who met in one of Thursday night’s late matches.
The other late game was between Elliot Slesser and Fan Zhengyi, with the winner meeting Dale on Friday.
