Mark Davis edges out Liang to secure O'Sullivan quarter-final

ByEurosport

Updated 06/10/2016 at 18:29 GMT

Mark Davis will face Ronnie O'Sullivan in the European Masters quarter-finals on Friday after finishing off a 4-3 win over Liang Wenbo with a lovely 107 break.

Mark Davis in action.

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World number 30 Davis reached his second ranking quarter-final of the season after Liang blew an obvious chance to seal a 4-2 success in the fifth frame of a classy encounter.

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Liang moved 2-1 clear courtesy of breaks of 81 and 103 in Bucharest with Davis piecing together a run of 82 in the second frame.

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The pair split the next two frames with Liang missing an obvious chance to seal the victory when he missed a brown to a baulk bag after suffering a kick on the object ball late in the frame.

Hastings cueman Davis pinched the sixth frame before making 107 in the deciding frame to complete a fine win.

"The balls were perfect for me in the last frame although every shot still felt like hard work,” said Davis.

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“I’m pleased to win because it looked like being another game I would chuck away, as I have so many time over the last 12 or 18 months. Liang was very unlucky to get a massive kick in the sixth frame.

“I’m looking forward to playing Ronnie tomorrow, he’s the best player ever. I will enjoy it and if I play well I can win, I’ve beaten him before. But if I miss easy balls I’ll be going home.”

Anthony McGill won his all-Scottish duel with Scott Donaldson 4-3 to reach a fourth quarter-final of the season.

He faces 2010 world champion Neil Robertson on Friday night.

Judd Trump will meet John Higgins in the quarter-finals after easing past Andrew Higginson with a 4-0 win in under an hour.

Mark Selby made short work of his game against Barry Hawkins and he will now face Alfie Burden in the next round following a 4-0 victory for the current world number one.