World Snooker Championship news: Wins for Jack Lisowski and John Higgins
Jack Lisowski overcame a late wobble to squeeze past Matthew Stevens 10-8 at the World Snooker Championship but admitted he must "play freely" to progress in Sheffield.
'Jackpot', who last year reached three ranking finals, will need to beat Neil Robertson next to advance to the quarter-finals at the Crucible for the first time.
Key moments.
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Jack Lisowski has re-established a two-frame advantage.
8-6 #ilovesnooker pic.twitter.com/aB3xqBR13H
Lisowski has teamed up with the 2002 world champion, Peter Ebdon, to work on improving his killer instinct in games and admitted defeat against Stevens would have set him back.
"He's beatable here" @JackLisowski will face the "best player in the world" next!
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Neil Robertson awaits in the last 16 of the @Betfred World Championship #ilovesnooker pic.twitter.com/ugmGp65x8o
The 2010 world champion Robertson of Australia is the player of the season so far, winning the English Open, Players Championship and Tour Championship, as well as reaching the final of the World Grand Prix, and Lisowski, who led 6-3 overnight against Stevens, said he must learn to relax.
Jack Lisowski will meet Neil Robertson in the last 16 of the @Betfred World Championship for the second year running! #ilovesnooker pic.twitter.com/D7Grusqukd
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Robertson rattled off eight frames in a row as he breezed past tournament debutant Ashley Hugill 10-5.
Elsewhere on Wednesday, the four-time World Snooker Championship winner, John Higgins, twice came from behind to beat Thepchaiya Un-Nooh of Thailand 10-7.