Scott Donaldson ended a six-year anticipate a rating quarter-final look with a 4-2 win over Antrim native Jordan Brown on the Northern Eire Open.
The world quantity 64 edged forward 3 times throughout a cagey encounter earlier than securing the ultimate body to guide his place within the final eight on the Waterfront Corridor.
Donaldson gained the opening body in a good begin, however Brown levelled earlier than the Scot gained the following two frames to maneuver to inside one in all victory.
Brown responded once more within the fifth to maintain the competition alive, however Donaldson held his nerve to safe his first rating quarter-final for the reason that 2020 Northern Eire Open.
"I get extra enjoyment out of the enjoying facet of the sport, so it wasn't completely fulfilling tonight," Donaldson advised BBC Sport NI.
"I acquired myself by to the following spherical and that’s all actually that issues however, clearly, enjoying Jordan is tough after which the desk was actually, actually robust because the pockets have been so tight.
"This mixed with the truth that I'm not overly assured proper now. I'm OK in patches however simply all that made for a tricky night."
Elsewhere, Jak Jones held off a late fightback from Daniel Wells to progress with a 4-2 win.
Three-time world champion Mark Williams produced a commanding show to beat Martin O'Donnell 4-0, compiling breaks of 58 and 127 to achieve the final eight.
David Gilbert additionally superior with a win over Kai Wai Cheung, who had overwhelmed Ronnie O'Sullivan within the first spherical.
In Thursday's earlier session, Kyren Wilson gained a final-frame decider in opposition to Junxu Pang as he continues his quest for his first rating win since his Gamers Championship win over Judd Trump in March 2025.
Quarter-final draw – Friday 23 October
From 13:00 BST
Anthony McGill v Kyren Wilson
Sam Craigie v Elliot Slessor
David Gilbert v Mark Williams
Jak Jones v Scott Donaldson
