World number one Judd Trump failed to reach the quarter-finals of a tournament for the first time in 2024 after a 6-4 defeat to China's Xu Si in the International Championship.
Trump's run of 15 straight appearances in the last eight came to an end in Nanjing at the hands of home favourite Xu, who made a maximum 147 break in his victory over Ryan Day in the previous round.
Xu won the first two frames with breaks of 76 in each and levelled the scores with a 65 in frame six after Trump had taken three frames in succession.
Trump edged back in front with his highest break of the match, also a 65, in frame seven, but thereafter failed to win a point as Xu made breaks of 104, 69 and 68 to seal victory.
Chris Wakelin and Jackson Page also advanced to the quarter-finals with 6-4 victories over Mark Williams and Pang Junxu respectively, Pang having knocked out seven-time world champion Ronnie O'Sullivan in the last 32.
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