A frenetic schedule on Friday will see the final 16 within the inaugural Turkish Masters be lowered to the ultimate 4.
The remaining contenders must negotiate two hurdles in what’s going to absolutely be an exhausting day on the Nirvana Cosmopolitan Lodge.
Solely three members from the present prime 16 on this planet rankings are left in with a shot of glory this weekend.
Judd Trump stays the bookies favorite, however the Champion of Champions solely simply scraped previous Liang Wenbo within the final spherical.
Trump, a runner-up in final week’s Welsh Open, appeared to be heading for an early exit however rallied with a late four-frame burst to win 5-4.
Certainly, there have been a number of encounters on day 4 of the competitors that both went the gap or have been very shut.
Trump’s opponent within the final 16 might be Zhou Yuelong, who equally wanted all 9 frames to barter the problem of Luca Brecel.
In the identical quarter of the draw is Ali Carter, who extended his mini resurgence of late with a deciding-frame defeat of Matthew Stevens in what was a high-quality affair.
Carter meets Sam Craigie after the latter boasted one of many few one-sided victories of Thursday’s play, beating Yuan Sijun 5-2.
Elsewhere within the backside half, Shaun Murphy and Yan Bingtao are the 2 different excessive profile names within the part.
Yan subsequent encounters Oliver Traces, who secured a large last-32 overcome Andrew Higginson in what was a recreation with important tour survival ramifications.
Murphy will face Jak Jones hoping to embark on a run to the final eight of a rating occasion for less than the second time this season.
In the meantime, the busy Turkish Masters schedule for Friday will start with the clashes from the highest half of the attract Antalya.
Ding Junhui orchestrated a second successive come-from-behind victory when he outlasted Kyren Wilson with assistance from two tons.
The previous world primary, who has plummeted to no.32 on the official rankings, takes on novice sensation Si Jiahui for a quarter-finals berth.
An all-Scottish battle sees John Higgins play Graeme Dott with the previous hoping to bolster his place as a possible qualifier for the profitable eight-player Tour Championship.
Former rating occasion winners Martin Gould, Matthew Selt, and Thepchaiya Un-Nooh are additionally within the prime half of the Turkish Masters draw.
Gould takes on China’s Lu Ning whereas Un-Nooh will try to spice up his tour survival aspirations when he duels with Selt.
Turkish Masters Draw and Schedule
Final 16 (Occasions in GMT) Lu Ning vs Martin Gould (8am) Thepchaiya Un-Nooh vs Matthew Selt (8am) John Higgins vs Graeme Dott (8am) Si Jiahui vs Ding Junhui (8am) Oliver Traces vs Yan Bingtao (12:30pm) Jak Jones vs Shaun Murphy (12:30pm) Ali Carter vs Sam Craigie (12:30pm) Zhou Yuelong vs Judd Trump (12:30pm) The quarter-finals observe at 5pm GMT.
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