Neil Robertson cruises past Wu Yize into last eight of UK Championship

Neil Robertson beat Wu Yize 6-1 to reach the quarter-finals of the UK Championship in York.

China’s Wu had made a 62-point break taking the opening frame but it was largely one-way traffic after that as the Australian took control.

Robertson, 43, a three-time British champion, compiled breaks of 51, 65, 75 and 68 as he rallied over the next five frames.

Wu, who won the International Championship last month, had no answer and Robertson came from 48 points behind to take the seventh frame.

Robertson will now face Pang Junxu, who defeated two-time winner Mark Williams 6-3.

Pang, who had been beaten 6-1 in his only previous encounter with the Welshman, received a standing ovation after completing the win with a stunning 116-run break.

After the players traded the opening two frames, the 25-year-old Chinese player won the next three frames.

While Williams, who made two centuries, briefly recovered to make it 4-3, he accidentally stole a red while potting the pink to give his opponent the advantage in the next move and was subsequently penalized for missing a long red in the ninth frame.

“I played pretty bad. That’s the way it is now; I either play well or I play badly,” Williams said. he said.

“I have no complaints. He was the better player.”