Stuart Bingham sinks Liang Wenbo to reach semi-finals, Ryan Day beats John Higgins
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Updated 16/03/2018 at 21:03 GMT
Stuart Bingham booked his place in the last four of the Romanian Masters with a 4-1 win over Liang Wenbo in Bucharest.
Stuart Bingham of England plays a shot during his quarter final match against John Higgins of Scotland during Day Six of The Dafabet Masters at Alexandra Palace on January 15, 2016 in London, England.
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2015 world champion enjoyed breaks of 83 and 60 with world number 19 Wenbo compiling 54 and 85 in tumbling out of the invitational tournament.
Two-times world championship finalist Ali Carter overcame former UK champion Stephen Maguire in the final frame having led 3-1 with knocks of 83 and a 136.
Despite forcing the decider, Carter kept his composure to progress to a meeting with Bingham in the semi-finals.
He will face Bingham on Saturday for a place in the final.
In the first of the late quarter-finals Ryan Day comfortably saw off Welsh Open champion John Higgins 4-1.
Day edged a tight opening frame before knocking in a break of 64 to double his lead.
Higgins responded with a break of 70 to reduce the deficit but Day restored his lead by taking the fourth.
And the Welshman, who recently won the Gibraltar Open, wrapped up victory with a break of 86 to secure a 4-1 win.
Judd Trump suffered a 4-2 defeat to Kyren Wilson in the final quarter-final of the day. Wilson contributed 95, 56 and 84 with Trump making 59 in leading 2-1 before Wilson responded to set up a semi-final meeting with Day.
The world's top 16 are in Llandudno for the Players Championship next week as they gear up for next month's World Championship in Sheffield.
SEMI-FINALS
- Stuart Bingham v Ali Carter
- Ryan Day v Kyren Wilson
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