The quarter-final line-up is now complete for the Indian Open, with three Englishmen, two Scots and three Chinese stars left in the tournament.
Lu Ning, 25, will play 33-year-old Romford ace Matthew Selt after the duo both came through tough last-16 matches on Saturday morning.
Lu beat 2015 world champion Stuart Bingham 4-3 while Selt advanced by the same scoreline against young Leeds potter Oliver Lines.
In a topsy-turvy encounter, Selt needed a 71 break in the deciding frame while Lu edged a thrilling final frame to down Bingham.
Veteran Englishman Mark Davis squares off with 21-year-old Chinese player Lyu Haotian after taking care of Scotland’s Graeme Dott 4-3.
Dott’s fourth-frame break of 136 was the highlight of the match but the 2006 Crucible hero crashed out to the 46-year-old Sussex man.
Beijing-born world number 39 Lyu was too hot for Devon cue-man Andy Hicks, earning a 4-1 success.
Scott Donaldson of Scotland will go up against Nottingham’s Anthony Hamilton, with the former taking out Belgium’s Luca Brecel 4-3. Donaldson enjoyed a run of 132 in frame three while Brecel kicked off the match with a break of 120.
Hamilton, 47, was a 4-2 winner over Rugby’s 26-year-old Chris Wakelin, taking the final four frames with one century break and three more half-centuries to get the job done comprehensively.
John Higgins plays Li Hang in the remaining last-eight clash, with the semi-finals and final scheduled to take place on Sunday.
Many big-name stars chose not to play in the event, with Ronnie O’Sullivan, 4.33 favourite to win the World Championship, a notable absentee.