Judd Trump faces Matthew Stevens in last eight in China
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Judd Trump will face Matthew Stevens in the quarter-finals of the Haikou World Open after recording a 5-1 win over Nigel Bond.
The 23-year-old 2011 Crucible finalist made three century breaks en route to defeating the seniors champion.
"Considering the conditions are tough here and it's very hot it was one of the best games I have played," said Trump.
Northern Ireland's Mark Allen came from 2-0 down to beat Robert Milkins 5-2.
He will now play another Englishman Ricky Walden, who defeated Scot Stephen Maguire 5-4.
Stevens has been playing with a cue borrowed from fellow Welshman Mark Williams after his own went astray on the flight to China.
However, the former UK champion came through 5-3 against 2005 world champion Shaun Murphy, having been 3-1 down, to book his place in the next round.
"Hopefully my cue will arrive tonight," Stevens said. "I didn't expect to get this far so everything now is a bonus. Maybe I'll put my cue in the bin."
Meanwhile, world number two Mark Selby will take on Australian Neil Robertson for a place in the semi-finals.
Selby defeated fellow Englishman Barry Hawkins 5-1, while Robertson eased to a 5-0 victory over Scotland's Graeme Dott - the man he beat in the 2010 World Championship final.
Four-time world champion John Higgins cruised to a 5-0 win over Stuart Bingham, and will now face Ding Junhui who made a 127 on the way to securing a 5-2 victory over Hong Kong's Marco Fu.
"I'm looking forward to playing Ding in front of his home crowd because he's a hero here and it will be a good challenge. It's a very strong line-up," said Scot Higgins.
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