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Jubilant Joyce sets up Marco Fu quarter-final clash in China

By Walsall Advertiser  |  Posted: March 13, 2014

By Michael Beardmore

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Mark Joyce has reached the World Open quarter-finals.

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Walsall potter Mark Joyce will face Marco Fu in the World Open quarter-finals tomorrow (Friday) after a stunning run in China.

Joyce has beaten David Morris, world number four Barry Hawkins and Kurt Maflin to reach a major ranking event quarter-final for only the second time in his career.

Joyce - whose other last-eight appearance was at the UK Championship in 2010 - hit breaks of 72, 95 and 75 in thrashing Morris 5-2 in round one.

He then came from 4-2 down to beat world number four Hawkins with breaks of 65, 68 and 72.

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Joyce also trailed Norway's Maflin 2-0 in their last-16 clash but fought back to win 5-3 in a scrappy affair.

Now he faces Hong Kong ace Fu - who edged out former world champion Neil Robertson in a final frame thriller - with a place in the semi-finals up for grabs.

The tournament is being televised on Eurosport but keep tuned to walsalladvertiser.co.uk for updates.

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