John Higgins raced into the Dafabet Masters semi final after demolishing Ryan Day 6-1.
The two-time Masters champion will face Mark Allen, who beat holder Ronnie O’Sullivan, in the last four.
Higgins hit breaks of 113 and 115 to complete victory, winning five straight frames after the opening two were shared.
Earlier, Judd Trump booked a semi-final spot against Kyren Wilson after surviving Shaun Murphy’s comeback to win 6-4.
The 28-year-old was 4-2 up before Murphy levelled at 4-4 but breaks of 111 and 113 wrapped the match up for Trump.
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