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Wu Yize produced a devastating exhibition of potting to thrash an out-of-sorts Xiao Guodong 6-0 as he progressed into the semi-finals of the Masters at Alexandra Palace.
The 22-year-old opened the match with a superb 112 break and followed up with a 93 and 60 as he established a commanding 4-0 lead over his Chinese compatriot at the mid-session interval.
It was a far from faultless display from debutant Wu, who won his first ranking title at the International Championship in November.
However, he was aided considerably by the performance of his practice partner Xiao, who looked a shadow of the player that defeated Mark Selby 6-2 in the first round.
World number 11 Xiao had opportunities in the first frame but when he missed a routine blue to the middle and split the pack for his opponent it set the tone for the entire match, with some terrible misses and poor safety contributing greatly to his downfall.
Wu constructed a break of 84 as he took the fifth frame and rounded off a comprehensive victory with a run of 97.
“It is definitely a dream stage for me from since I was a little kid,” Wu told BBC Sport.”
“I just told myself to enjoy every moment of this match and give my best and obviously it is a great performance.”
Neil Robertson and Kyren Wilson face each other in the remaining quarter-final this evening at 19:00 GMT, with the winner going on to face Wu.
