Maximum break for Zhou Yuelong - the 150th in professional snooker

The 21-year-old from China registered the 147 in frame four of his clash with compatriot Lyu Haotian, enough to level the scores at 2-2 in a best-of-seven encounter.

Zhou went on to lose 4-3, with Lyu progressing to a clash with Luke Simmonds, himself a 4-0 winner against Mei Xi Wen.

Also on Thursday, Thepchaiya Un-Nooh got the better of Michael Holt , winning 4-2 in a re-run of last week's Snooker Shootout final.

Yuan SiJun was a 4-1 winner against Thor Chuan Leong, Shaun Murphy beat Lee Walker 4-2 and Luca Brecel was a 4-0 winner against Ian Burns.