In the last 16 of the British Open, 19-year-old Stan Moody made a significant upset by defeating four-time champion John Higgins with a score of 4-2. This victory marks the second consecutive year Moody has reached the quarter-finals. Higgins, a 51-year-old Scottish player, fought back twice to tie the match at 2-2. Moody took the lead with a break of 46 points, securing a 3-2 advantage. He then sealed the win with a clearance of 69 points after Higgins had built a 61-0 lead in the fifth frame. Moody will now face fellow Englishman Liam Highfield in the quarter-finals on Friday. Judd Trump, the world number one, advanced to the quarter-finals with a dominant 4-0 victory over David Gilbert. Trump made two impressive breaks of 118 and 105 points in the final two frames of the match. He will now face China's Zhao Xintong in the next round. Earlier in the day, Trump had also defeated England's Mark Joyce with a score of 4-2. In other quarter-final matches, Englishman Jack Lisowski defeated China's Lyu Haotian with a score of 4-1. Lisowski will now face England's four-time world champion Mark Selby, who beat Ukraine's Iulian Boiko with a 4-2 scoreline. Wales' Jak Jones also advanced with a 4-2 win over Latvia's Artemus Zizins, while Ireland's Aaron Hill secured a 4-0 victory over China's Fan Zhengyi. Meanwhile, Liam Highfield defeated China's Long Zehuang with a score of 4-1. The quarter-final matchups for the British Open are now set: Stan Moody will face Liam Highfield, Judd Trump will take on Zhao Xintong, Aaron Hill will play Jak Jones, and Jack Lisowski will face Mark Selby. These matches will determine who progresses to the semi-finals of the tournament.