Nanchang Aug 8 (IANS) Home favourite Ding Junhui lost to Robert Milkins 5-4 failing to make it to the last 16 of the 2018 Snooker World Open in Yunshan County Jiangxi Province on Wednesday.

"I felt very tired and I did not play well tonight. Maybe I need to work out " said Ding.

However Xiao Guodong of China beat Jak Jones 5-0 with runs of 97 50 88 77 and 57 to make the last 16 reports Xinhua news agency. Marco Fu defeated Andrew Higginson 5-4 while Yan Bingtao lost to Matthew Selt 5-3.

Mark Williams enjoyed a comfortable 5-2 win over Ben Woollaston.
World number one Mark Selby also had a 5-2 victory beating Jamie Jones with a top break of 75.

--IANS kk/sed