Scotland’s Stephen Maguire moved into the quarter-final thanks to a 13-9 victory over 2005 world champion Shaun Murphy.
A fired-up Maguire had built a 10-6 lead on Saturday. Murphy had earlier edged two frames on the black and responded with a fist pump, before Maguire did likewise, punching the table and then the air as he moved into a strong advantage going into the third session.
“Shaun made a mistake,” said 43-year-old Maguire. “He knows me well enough and I get down on myself. He won a frame I should’ve won and I was sitting there hating myself when the fist pump came out and I thought ‘you’re having it’ and all my attention went on that.
“It was satisfying beating a player as good as Shaun is in the last 16 of the World Championship.”
Maguire, 28th in the world, faces England’s David Gilbert, ranked 31st, in the last eight but felt he needed to improve if he was to become world champion.
“I’m still in it and I’m not going to say I’ve got no chance, but I’m one of the outsiders,” added Maguire. “Being realistic, I still need to improve. I don’t think I’m good enough. I’ve not played well but got two good results when I’ve played better and lost.”
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