Welsh Open: World champion Luca Brecel and home hope Dominic Dale reach last eight

World champion Luca Brecel and Wales’ Dominic Dale raced through to the last eight of the Welsh Open.

Belgian Brecel impressed as he beat England’s Tom Ford 4-1 in Llandudno on Thursday evening.

Dale, 52, is the last Welsh player still in the tournament after he beat countryman Jak Jones 4-0.

Northern Irishman Mark Allen is also through to Friday’s quarter-finals, where he will meet Scotland’s John Higgins.

Allen, the world number three, eased to a 4-0 round-four win over Robbie Williams, while five-time Welsh Open winner Higgins came through a tense final-frame decider against Matthew Selt.

Gary Wilson, who beat defending champion Robert Milkins 4-0, will face Anthony McGill for a semi-final place after the Scot overcame England’s Ricky Walden 4-3.

Brecel will take on Martin O’Donnell who beat Marco Fu 4-2.

Dale’s last eight opponent is Elliot Slesser who opened with a break of 129 in his 4-3 win over Fan Zhengyi.