Cork's Aaron Hill will face Tom Ford in the third round at the German Masters after routing Jimmy Robertson 5-1 in Berlin on Wednesday night.
Hill raced into a 2-0 lead, recording a break of 74 in the second frame, before Robertson got on the board in the third stanza.
However, Hill delivered an emphatic reply with a knock of 89 and closed out the sixth frame to progress to a meeting with the world number 19, who accounted for Daniel Wells on a 5-2 scoreline.
Mark Allen exited the tournament after a 5-4 defeat to Wu Yize in Berlin, despite leading 4-2 earlier in the match.
Allen had demonstrated his battling qualities throughout the encounter, coming from 56 points down in the first frame to take an early lead.
He followed that up by clawing back a 44-point deficit in the next.
Wu claimed the third frame despite Allen's half-century with the Chinese player following it up with a 72.
The Antrim man moved 4-2 ahead after the interval, but that brought the best out of Wu, eventually forcing a deciding frame with a magnificent 133.
Wu sealed the win in a low-scoring ninth frame to book a place in the third round.
World number one Judd Trump thrashed Joe O'Connor 5-0 to progress.
Trump made breaks of 77, 76, 75, 80 and 100 in a ruthless performance, with O'Connor restricted to a total of 75 points in a one-sided contest.
Switzerland's Alexander Ursenbacher also did not drop a frame as he whitewashed Ali Carter, while world champion Kyren Wilson fought back from 2-0 down to beat Zhou Yuelong 5-3.
Zhou took the first two frames with breaks of 130 and 67 and another half-century edged him 3-2 in front after Wilson had got back on level terms.
However, Wilson reeled off the last three frames in a row with the aid of breaks of 72 and 100 to book his place in the next round.
World Championship runner-up Jak Jones also came from 2-0 down to beat John Higgins 5-3.
Masters champion Shaun Murphy continued his perfect start to the week with a 5-0 win over Thepchaiya Un-Nooh.
Murphy, who is yet to drop a frame, compiled breaks of 100, 79, 77 and 59 and will face China's Yuan Sijun in the last 16.
Neil Robertson made back-to-back centuries as he recovered from 4-2 down to beat Hammad Miah 5-4, but former world champion Luca Brecel lost 5-2 to Anthony McGill.
