Mark Selby and Ronnie O'Sullivan, the main favourites of the European Masters snooker tournament in Bucharest, a ranking event, on Tuesday advanced to the next round of the competition at the Globus Circus of Bucharest.
World number one Selby defeated Dominic Dale 4-2 and will play Barry Hawkins.
Five-times world champion Ronnie O'Sullivan, also won, against David Gilbert 4-1.
Mark Davis managed a memorable win over Shaun Murphy, with the 44-year-old player reportedly scoring his 200th break of 100 in the fourth game of this hundred percent British fixture that ended with the surprise win over a player 20 spots higher in the world ranking.
Judd Trump, a former world leader, staged a spectacular comeback and a dramatic 4-3 win over his fellow national Ben Woollaston.
Chinese Wenbo was Tuesday's first winner, having prevailed 4-1 over Zak Surety.
Results: Zac Surety 1-4 Liang Wenbo; Alfie Burden 4-1 Yu de Lu; Ben Woollaston 3-4 Judd Trump; Mark Selby 4-2 Dominic Dale; Daniel Womersley 0 -4 Mark Allen; Shaun Murphy 1-4 Mark Davis; Luca Brecel 3-4 Scott Donaldson; David Gilbert 1-4 Ronnie O'Sullivan.
Wednesday's round two fixtures: John Higgins - Tom Ford, Alfie Burden - Ricky Walden, Ronnie O'Sullivan - Mark Allen and Neil Robertson - Rhys Clark.
Thursday's fixtures: Mark Davis - Liang Wenbo, Anthony McGill - Scott Donaldson, Andrew Higginson - Judd Trump and Mark Selby - Barry Hawkins.
The prize money of the competition is 350,000 euros, 80,000 euros for the winner and 50,000 euros for the runner-up. agerpres.
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