Judd Trump and reigning champion Kyren Wilson had been among the many winners on the Northern Eire Open on Tuesday.
Trump battled previous Jackson Web page from Wales 4-2 on the Waterfront Corridor to achieve the third spherical.
The four-time NI Open champion will face the winner of Gary Wilson and Martin O’Donnell, who meet on Wednesday, for a spot within the quarter-finals.
Eire’s Aaron Hill held off a Barry Hawkins comeback to win 4-3 with an outstanding break of 92 within the deciding body, whereas Scotland’s four-time world champion John Higgins received a late-night nail-biter by the identical margin in opposition to China’s Pang Junxu.
Earlier on Tuesday, Kyren Wilson, who defeated Trump in final 12 months’s last, booked his spot within the second spherical by edging by way of 4-3 in opposition to fellow Englishman Oliver Traces.
Regardless of making a break of 133 within the third body, Wilson discovered himself 3-2 down in opposition to Traces however the 2024 world champion received the ultimate two frames to progress.
Within the different first-round matches on Tuesday in Belfast, Stephen Maguire defeated 2023 world champion Luca Brecel 4-1, whereas there have been additionally victories for Ali Carter, Mark Davis, Si Jiahui and Ryan Day.
Tom Ford progressed with a 4-1 win over Chris Wakelin, whereas Yuan Sijun defeated fellow Chinese language participant Lengthy Zehuang 4-2.
Dwelling favourites Mark Allen and Jordan Brown are in second-round motion on Wednesday.
Two-time winner Allen faces Ben Woollaston, whereas Brown, who surprised world champion Zhao Xintong within the opening spherical, faces Ashley Hugill. Each matches begin at 19:00 BST.
