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John Higgins beat Jack Lisowski 13-1 in their only other previous meeting at the Crucible in 2018| Venue: Crucible Theatre, Sheffield Dates: 16 April-2 May |
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Four-time world champion John Higgins eked out a 5-3 lead against Jack Lisowski in an error-strewn opening to their World Championship quarter-final.
Lisowski opened with a break of 98 and Higgins made 91 and 67 but both players generally struggled for rhythm and were guilty of some uncharacteristic misses.
Meanwhile, Judd Trump leads Stuart Bingham 5-3 in a battle between two former winners.
Both made two half-centuries and a century in a high-quality contest.
Trump, who won the title in 2019, looked set to pull clear when he made breaks of 50 and 75 to lead 4-2 but Bingham showed his resolve with a superb 106.
However, Trump won a prolonged eighth frame to give himself a two-frame advantage overnight.
Class of '92 dominate
Earlier on Tuesday, six-time champion Ronnie O'Sullivan established a commanding 6-2 lead in his quarter-final against Stephen Maguire.
Maguire won the opening and final frames of the session but was punished for several loose shots as O'Sullivan took complete control.
The world number one had runs of 54, 70 and 123, despite appearing to struggle with his cue tip.
Three-time champion Mark Williams, also part of snooker's famous Class of '92 produced a vintage display to claim a 6-2 advantage over Yan Bingtao.
The Welshman made four half-centuries and compiled his 11th ton of the tournament with a 106 in the sixth frame.
China's Yan looked to have Williams rattled when he made breaks of 102 and 85 to draw level at the mid-session interval but then saw his relentless opponent take over.
Play in both of these matches resumes at 19:00 BST.
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