John Higgins narrowly defeated Judd Trump 5-4 to move into the quarter-finals of the China Open , where he will face home favourite and defending champion Ding Junhui . The veteran Scot recovered from losing the opening frame to move 4-2 ahead , but both players were struggling for rhythm in Beijing . Trump narrowed the gap and a break of 68 helped the UK Championship finalist take the match to a decider , where Higgins prevailed , after overturning a 59-point deficit . John Higgins moved into the quarter finals of the China Open with a 5-4 victory over Judd Trump . Trump had a 59 point lead in the deciding frame before being dumped out by the veteran Scotsman . His reward will be a clash with world No 4 Ding , who dispatched two-time world champion Mark Williams 5-2 . The Chinese took the initiative in the opening frame with a 68 and from then on never looked back , winning the last two frames with Williams failing to pot a single ball . World champion Mark Selby was also a 5-2 winner over David Gilbert in a low-quality clash and the world No 1 will next face Robert Milkins , who thrashed Michael White 5-1 , which included four breaks over 50 . Masters champion Shaun Murphy was in fine form against Jamie Jones , whose late rally counted for nothing in a 5-3 defeat . Higgins will face defending champion and local favourite Ding Junhui in the last eight in Beijing . World No 1 Mark Selby moved into the quarter finals with a routine win over David Gilbert . After losing the opening frame , Murphy bounced backs and breaks of 67 , 143 and 80 helped him move 4-1 ahead , and although Jones came within one frame of levelling , the world number eight prevailed . Murphy will play Kurt Maflin in the last eight after the English-Norwegian player cruised to a 5-1 victory over Robin Hull . Breaks of 76 , 87 , 51 and 79 helped Barry Hawkins to a 5-3 triumph over Stephen Maguire and a clash with Gary Wilson , a convincing 5-1 winner over Dechawat Poomjaeng .
John Higgins defeated Judd Trump 5-4 at the China Open in Beijing . He will play defending champion Mark Selby in the quarter finals . There were also wins for Ding Junhui , Shaun Murphy and Kurt Maflin .