After beating Aaron Hill 4-1 in the third round of the Belfast Open on Thursday, Mark Allen will face Jordan Brown, who is also a home favorite, in the quarter-finals.
In the opening frame of the Waterfront Hall, Allen punished Republic of Ireland player Hill for his error before scoring a 137-run break.
After falling into the final eight frames, Allen won the next three, allowing Hill, a three-time ranking event quarter-finalist, to respond with breaks of 24 and 65 to level in the second.
In the following round, the world number eight will face fellow Antrim man Brown, who defeated Shaun Murphy 4-2 in their final-16 match.
Brown and Murphy took a three-frame lead before Murphy resisted with two frames in a row, including a 135, break.
However, the home favorite won in a tense sixth frame to take his place in the final eight.
Gary Wilson and Yuan Sijun defeated to earn them a spot in the quarter-finals elsewhere.
Trump, the world’s number one, defeated Yuan 4-1 to claim his fifth Northern Ireland Open title, while the other two won by Ford.
He Guoqiang defeated defending champion Kyren Wilson 4-2, and Jack Lisowski defeated Thepchaiya Uh-Noo 4-4, respectively.
results from the third round
Gary Wilson vs. Judd Trump 4-1
Tom Ford and Yuan Sijun
John Higgins 1 to 4 Si Jiahui
Aaron Hill vs. Mark Allen 4-1
Jordan Brown 2-4 Shaun Murphy
He Guoqiang 4-2 Kyren Wilson
Jack Lisowski and Thepchaiya 2-4
Draw in quarter-finals
John Higgins v. Judd Trump
Jack Lisowski vs. Kyren Wilson
Jordan Brown vs. Mark Allen
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Source: BBC
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