Neil Robertson accomplished an unprecedented eighth 6-2 win within the first spherical of the Masters as he superior previous Chris Wakelin into the quarter-finals.
Wu Yize began the sequence when he defeated defending champion Shaun Murphy on Sunday at Alexandra Palace.
World primary Judd Trump progressed previous Ding Junhui on Wednesday afternoon for the primary spherical’s seventh consecutive 6-2 scoreline – at odds of 44,000-1.
However there was extra to return, with Robertson finishing a 6-2 clear sweep within the night – and the percentages of all eight opening-round matches ending that manner have been 220,000-1.
Remarkably, the percentages of predicting the scores and in addition appropriately naming all eight winners amounted to twenty,000,000-1.
Not more than 4 first-round contests had beforehand ended 6-2 at any Masters match, however when two-time winner Robertson made very good back-to-back century breaks after the interval to determine a 4-2 benefit, a clear sweep appeared inevitable.
Wakelin, making solely his second look on the Masters, as a last-minute substitute for file eight-time champion Ronnie O’Sullivan, was unable to arrest the pattern.
“I wasn’t even desirous about profitable the match – I used to be considering simply win it 6-2,” joked Robertson on BBC 4.
“I did not know if somebody within the viewers had possibly had a pound on all of the matches being the identical scoreline or one thing. It’s wonderful. I hope I’ve made somebody a multi-millionaire. I’ve by no means seen something like that earlier than.”
Seven-time world champion Stephen Hendry, added: “It’s phenomenal. You’ll usually not less than three 6-5 scores due to the character of the match.
“It has been unimaginable. After the interval gamers have actually stepped up.”
Ken Doherty, who gained the 1997 world title, echoed these feedback, including: “I’ve by no means seen something like this in snooker.”
Australia’s Robertson, who knocked in very good breaks of 116, 135 and 102, will now face Kyren Wilson within the final on Friday (19:00 GMT).
