Snooker: Shaun Murphy and Stephen Maguire will play each other in the first of this year's Northern Ireland Trophy semi-finals.
Former world champion Murphy held his nerve to clinch a 5-3 quarter-final victory over Peter Ebdon, while former UK champion Maguire impressed in a 5-2 victory over Australian Neil Robertson.
Murphy beat Ebdon 5-3 in the quarter-finals of the Royal London Watches Grand Prix last month.
"It's very pleasing to come through, I felt it was a good match," said Murphy. "It was a bit scrappy here and there, but it was a good match.
"I had a good century, a couple of good breaks and some important contributions at big moments of the match."
The world number three missed a golden chance to clinch the contest 5-2, but uncharacteristically missed a routine red to a corner pocket.
Ebdon, the reigning UK champion, had one break over 50 a run of 81 in the second frame to draw level at 1-1.
But that was never going to be good enough to beat Murphy who, with breaks of 50, 113, 56 and 69 deservedly booked his place in his seventh ranking event semi-final.
Meanwhile, Glaswegian Maguire proved too strong for Neil Robertson.
The world number 10 impressed with breaks of 40, 62, 50, 58, 51 and 105 to make sure of his place in the last four.
Robertson had a top break of 83, but Maguire won the seventh and deciding frame with his cool century.