Wu Yize booked his place in the semi-finals of the Masters with a brilliant display of potting to thrash an underperforming Xiao Guodong 6-0 at Alexandra Palace.
The young Chinese player got off to a flying start with breaks of 112, 93 and 60 as he raced into a clear 4-0 lead at the mid-session break over his countryman, who could not reproduce the form that saw him see off Mark Selby 6-2 in the first round.
Xiao had chances in the first frame but failed to put away a routine blue to the middle and split the pack for his opponent. Some dreadful misses and poor safety play did not help as he struggled to make any progress.
Wu fashioned a break of 84 as he took the fifth frame before rounding off a comprehensive victory with a run of 97.
“It is definitely a dream stage for me from since I was a little kid,” Wu told BBC Sport. “I just told myself to enjoy every moment of this match and give my best and obviously it is a great performance.”
Neil Robertson and Kyren Wilson will face each other in the remaining quarter-final this evening, with the winner going on to face Wu.
This report will update later
