Kyren Wilson recovered in the evening session to force his way back into his World Championship second-round clash with Barry Hawkins.
Trailing 6-2 going into the session, Wilson won five of the eight frames to reduce his deficit to 9-7.
Hawkins had recorded four centuries in the space of six frames in the afternoon as he surged into a commanding position.
The Warrior, @KyrenWilson, has put up a brilliant fight. He dominated the evening's session with breaks of 95, 68, 61, 104, 131, reducing Hawkins' lead to just two frames. 9-7? It's game on! #ilovesnooker pic.twitter.com/Q5E0xxqRCu — World Snooker (@WorldSnooker) April 28, 2019
But Wilson won the opening two frames when they resumed with breaks of 95 and 68.
Hawkins then restored his four-frame advantage but Wilson then sunk breaks of 104 and 131 as he won three of the final four frames.
In the other evening match, Zhou Yuelong and Ali Carter split the eight frames as the Chinese potter holds a 9-7 lead.
This has been a high-quality affair. Only three of sixteen frames have not had a break of at least 50! 👊 It's the young qualifier, @yuelong_zhou, who takes a 9-7 advantage going into tomorrow afternoon's session. #ilovesnooker @Betfred pic.twitter.com/mMXFaIKgGh — World Snooker (@WorldSnooker) April 28, 2019
Yuelong was trailing 7-6 with three frames remaining but breaks of 65 and 66 saw him edge ahead.
He then took the honours in the final frame to hold the advantage over the two-time finalist.
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