World champion Luca Brecel and Wales’ Dominic Dale raced through to the last eight of the Welsh Open.

Belgian Brecel impressed as he beat England’s Tom Ford 4-1 in Llandudno on Thursday evening.

Dale, 52, is the last home player still in the tournament after he beat countryman Jak Jones 4-0.

Northern Irishman Mark Allen is also through to Friday’s quarter-finals, where he will meet Scotland’s John Higgins.

Allen, the world number three, eased to a 4-0 round-four win over Robbie Williams, while five-time Welsh Open winner Higgins came through a tense final-frame decider against Matthew Selt.

Gary Wilson, who beat defending champion Robert Milkins 4-0, will face Anthony McGill for a semi-final place after the Scot overcame England’s Ricky Walden 4-3.

Brecel will take on Martin O’Donnell who beat Marco Fu 4-2.

Dale’s last eight opponent is Elliot Slesser who opened with a break of 129 before trading frames with Fan Zhengyi, going on to win 4-3.