Davis beats Maguire again
The St Leonards cueman, ranked 20, chalked up an excellent 5-3 victory over the Scot in round one of the China Open having also knocked him out of the Shanghai Masters back in September.
A break of 64 gave Davis the opening frame 65-8, and although Maguire made a 75 to take the second 101-11, Davis bagged the third 96-25 with an 88 and edged the fourth 66-41 despite a top run of just 21 to go 3-1 up.
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Hide AdMaguire, a four-time ranking event winner and former world no.2, rattled through the fifth 102-0 thanks to a 97 and squared the match for a second time at 3-3 by netting the sixth 62-20.
But Davis got his nose in front again at 4-3 by clinching frame seven 79-5 courtesy of a 73 before sealing victory in style with a sparkling 137 break - the equal highest of the tournament so far - in the eighth.
Davis, the 2009 Six Reds World Champion, is due to face 17th-ranked Marco Fu or 25th-ranked Judd Trump in the last 16 on Thursday morning.