Ronnie O’Sullivan moved into the final 16 on the World Open in China, however there was a shock as reigning world champion Luca Brecel was knocked out.

England’s O’Sullivan was by no means behind on his method to a 5-2 win towards China’s Lyu Haotian within the third-round match.

Belgium’s Brecel, who defends the World Championship in Sheffield subsequent month, misplaced 5-1 to Scotland’s Stephen Maguire.

Former world champions Judd Trump, Mark Selby and Neil Robertson joined O’Sullivan within the fourth spherical.

Trump, who’s main the tour’s seasonal rankings, received 5-3 towards China’s Fan Zhengyi, whereas Selby and Robertson earned 5-2 victories towards Lengthy Zehuang and Yuan Sijun respectively.

Welsh pair Daniel Wells and Jackson Web page, who knocked out top-10 stars Mark Allen and John Higgins within the earlier spherical, backed up these notable wins as every beat Chinese language opponents.

Wells received 5-3 towards He Guoqiang, with Web page beating Wu Yize by the identical scoreline.

Nevertheless, world quantity eight Ali Carter was one other big-name exit on Wednesday. He misplaced 5-1 to fellow Englishman Chris Wakelin.

The fourth-round matches of the Yushan occasion, which has returned this 12 months after a three-year hiatus due to the Covid-19 pandemic, happen on Thursday.