Neil Robertson and Ben Woollaston are both into the quarter-finals of this years Welsh Open, as they secured comfortable wins at the Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff early on Thursday.Woollaston, a runner-up in this tournament 12 months ago, was far too strong for Martin Gould, as he raced to a 4-1 triumph. Robertson got the better of Marco Fu in what many expected to be a very closely fought contest, turning on the style to notch two century breaks and win 4-2.Later on in the day, a star-studded lineup of players will be looking to book their place in the last eight, including Ronnie OSullivan, Mark Selby, Judd Trump and the reigning champion John Higgins.Here is a look at the results so far, the matches to come for the remainder of the day and a recap of the action from the Welsh capital.You can find the full tournament draw and schedule by clicking here.Morning RecapRobertson is one of the big favourites to win this tournament, and he showed his quality with two outstanding breaks in a 4-2 win over the dangerous Fu.The Aussie rarely looked flustered in this one and put together a pair of brilliant sequences to thrill the gathered spectators. Robertson did lose the opening frame but got back on track immediately with a wonderful break of 126 before moving 2-1 in front.However, the best was yet to come from the 2010 world champion, as he put together a sensational clearance, racking up 141 in the process. Heres a look at this superb effort, which looked set to be a maximum 147 break at one point:Fu did rally to take the fifth frame but Robertson kept his cool to move into the final eight. This tournament holds great memories for the left-hander, having won his second-ever ranking event here nine years ago; he looks in fine shape to clinch this championship for the second time in his distinguished career.As Matt of ProSnookerBlog noted afterwards, the Aussie was pleased with his efforts and a little hungry, too:Another player with positive memories of this tournament is Woollaston, and he continued his love affair with the Welsh Open by hammering Gould 4-1.Only Higgins stood between Woollaston and his first ranking title in Cardiff last year, but having gone through that experience, the 28-year-old will feel confident of going one better having progressed into the quarters.
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