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World champion Luca Brecel and Wales’ Dominic Dale raced through to the last eight of the Welsh Open.<\/b><\/p>\n
Belgian Brecel impressed as he beat England’s Tom Ford 4-1 in Llandudno on Thursday evening.<\/p>\n
Dale, 52, is the last home player still in the tournament after he beat countryman Jak Jones 4-0.<\/p>\n
Northern Irishman Mark Allen<\/b> is also through to Friday’s quarter-finals, where he will meet Scotland’s John Higgins<\/b>.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
Gary Wilson<\/b>, who beat defending champion Robert Milkins 4-0, will face Anthony McGill<\/b> for a semi-final place after the Scot overcame England’s Ricky Walden 4-3.<\/p>\n
Brecel will take on Martin O’Donnell<\/b> who beat Marco Fu 4-2.<\/p>\n
Dale’s last eight opponent is Elliot Slesser<\/b> who opened with a break of 129 before trading frames with Fan Zhengyi, going on to win 4-3.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n