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The fourth frame is a big one for Neil Robertson". Neil Robertson steps up to break in frame four.
The highlight of the match was a 125 break in frame three on a quieter night for the five-time world champion.
Allen put together a supreme 101 break in frame three on his way to mounting a 3-1 advantage before the mid-session break.
World number 16 Gould showed great spirit to win the next four frames in reply, compiling an emphatic 101 break in frame nine.
But the stand-out performance of the night came from Maguire, who compiled a tournament-high 144 break in frame two as he raced into a 3-0 lead.
In-form Selby was a strong favourite going into the match, but Fu claimed a scrappy opening frame before doubling his advantage with a 52 break in frame two.
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But four-time world champion Higgins fought back with a superb century to keep his tournament alive and followed it up with classy breaks in frames eight and nine to pull it back to 5-4.
O'Sullivan found himself snookered from the break-off in frame two and missed the reds, leaving world number five Judd a free-ball, from which a 66 break gave him the frame.
Having scored usefully, missed little and kept O'Sullivan out so effectively that his highest break in five frames was a mere 35, Williams also led 37-0 at 11-11 only for O'Sullivan to reassert himself with a timely 90 clearance before doing enough to go through to a semi-final against Graeme Dott, whom he beat in the final two years ago.
"Matthew is playing as well as anyone in this championship," said BBC commentator Dennis Taylor as Stevens finished with a 73, his sixth half-century break in 12 frames.
Cocky upstart against mercurial old pro, it was enthralling stuff from start to finish, despite the fact there was only one century break in 28 frames.
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