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O'Sullivan was 1-0 and 2-1 up, taking frame three with a superb 126 break, but twice Burnett came back and the pair went into the mid-session interval level.

The Englishman then took a scrappy fifth frame and clinched the sixth with a break of 51 to establish a two-frame lead for the first time.

Again Burnett fought back, but a run of 71 in frame eight handed the match to O'Sullivan, who next faces Higgins, a 5-1 winner against Mark Joyce on Saturday, following Tuesday's random draw.

"John and I have had some great battles over the years. He has no weak areas so I will have to raise my game," said O'Sullivan.

Mark Williams had an easier afternoon, strolling past Stuart Bingham 5-0.

The first two frames followed similar patterns as Bingham established leads of 56 and 55 before Williams hit back with breaks of 71 and 74 respectively.

And Bingham barely got a look-in in the last three frames, allowing the Welshman to claim victory in an hour and 17 minutes.

Williams will next take on Stephen Hendry.