Wu Yize, the reigning world champion, advanced through the second round of the Shanghai Masters with a commanding performance against Si Jiahui. Playing in his first competitive match of the season, Yize constructed three centuries during the match and secured a 6-2 victory. He established an early advantage by winning the first three frames before Jiahui mounted a brief comeback, claiming two consecutive frames. Yize regained control by winning three straight frames to close out the match, including breaks of 108 and two 140s during that decisive stretch.
The victory positioned Yize for a quarter-final encounter with Shaun Murphy, marking a repeat meeting between the two players from their World Championship final earlier this year. Following the match, Yize reflected on his return to competition, noting that performing in front of an engaged crowd felt significant after an extended absence from match play. He acknowledged initial rustiness due to limited recent practice time but credited finding his rhythm as the crucial factor in securing the win.
Elsewhere in the tournament, Zhao Xintong, the 2025 world champion, also advanced with a dominant 6-2 victory over fellow Chinese competitor Ding Junhui. Xintong recorded three centuries (112, 100, and 101) in his winning effort and will next face Neil Robertson in the quarter-finals. Separately, four-time world champion John Higgins edged past Jack Lisowski in a closely contested 6-5 match. After Lisowski tied the score at 5-5 with breaks of 123 and 109, Higgins claimed the decisive final frame on the black ball to progress to a last-eight matchup against Judd Trump.
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