Two-time winner Mark Williams has been knocked out of the third round of the Welsh Open by Anthony McGill.
Williams missed a golden opportunity to take the opening frame, but bounced back in the second with a break of 91.
A run of 76 was enough for McGill to take the third while loose safety play from Williams allowed the Scot to pick up the pieces and go on to win 4-1.
Williams joins another former World Champion in Mark Selby in exiting the tournament in Llandudno.
Selby was knocked out in the second round as Aaron Hill beat the four-time world champion 4-2 at Venue Cymru.
After losing the first frame, Hill won three in a row including a tense fourth frame which included more than 10 minutes of safety shots on the final green ball.
Selby pulled one back to make it 3-2 before the Irishman hit a break of 42 on the way to winning the game.
Hill faces China’s Zhengyi Fan in the third round on Thursday.
Elsewhere on Wednesday, Kyren Wilson suffered a shock defeat as he was beaten 4-1 by Anthony Hamilton.
There was success for Welsh pair Dylan Emery and Jak Jones, as they beat Noppon Saengkham and Anda Zhang respectively to reach the third round.
But Welshman Duane Jones is out after losing 4-1 to Matthew Selt.
Graeme Dott made it to the third round with a 4-2 win over Wu Yize, and will face Luca Brecel who beat Joe O’Connor 4-0.
Mark Allen also progressed after a 4-1 win over Jiahui Si, while Robbie Williams was a 4-2 winner over Adam Duffy.
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