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

Neil Robertson cruised to a 6-1 win over Wu Yize and moved into the quarter-finals of the UK Championship in York.

China’s Wu had knocked in a break of 62 as he took the opening frame but it was largely one-way traffic after that as the Australian took control.

Robertson, 43, who has been crowned UK champion three times previously, compiled breaks of 51, 65, 75 and 68 as he reeled off the next five frames.

Wu, who won the International Championship last month, had no reply 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 lost 6-1 in his only previous meeting with the Welshman, was given a standing ovation after rounding off his win with a superb break of 116.

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

While Williams, who made two centuries, briefly rallied to get back to 4-3, he inadvertently knocked in a red while potting the pink to hand his opponent the advantage in the next – and was then punished for missing a long red in the ninth frame.

“I played pretty poor. That’s how it is now – I either play well or terrible,” said Williams.

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