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Mark Williams made it through with a 6-1 win against Shaun Murphy and will next play Elliot Slessor, who earned a 6-5 victory over Stuart Bingham. "Everything's a blur and I do it to see how well I am cueing," said three-time world champion Williams - who is considering eye lens replacement surgery - on closing his eyes before hitting the cue ball. "I've got to do all my alignments stood up because when I am down there it's a guess."When I'm doing the shots shutting my eyes it just confirms to me that I'm in the right line really."If it misses to the left or right I know which part of the ball I've hit."Mark Selby, a four-time world champion, became the fifth player to make 900 career centuries when he made 119 against Neil Robertson, but lost the match 6-4. Ali Carter beat Oliver Lines 6-3 and will play Robertson in the quarter-finals.Zhao Xintong, second seed and 2025 world champion, suffered a surprise 6-5 defeat by Chris Wakelin, who will play Barry Hawkins following his 6-5 win against Ding Junhui.
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