Kyren Wilson recovered in the evening session to force his way back into his World Championship second-round clash with Barry Hawkins.
Trailing 6-2 going into the session, Wilson won five of the eight frames to reduce his deficit to 9-7.
Hawkins had recorded four centuries in the space of six frames in the afternoon as he surged into a commanding position.
But Wilson won the opening two frames when they resumed with breaks of 95 and 68.
Hawkins then restored his four-frame advantage but Wilson then sunk breaks of 104 and 131 as he won three of the final four frames.
In the other evening match, Zhou Yuelong and Ali Carter split the eight frames as the Chinese potter holds a 9-7 lead.
Yuelong was trailing 7-6 with three frames remaining but breaks of 65 and 66 saw him edge ahead.
He then took the honours in the final frame to hold the advantage over the two-time finalist.