Stephen Hendry was knocked out of the Grand Prix after losing 5-2 to John Higgins in Glasgow.
The clash between the two Scotsmen - with nine world championships between them - began in close, tense fashion, with neither man hitting their stride.
Hendry often found himself coming to the table with a shot on due to Higgins's loose safety play but could not take the opening frame.
The trend continued through the next two frames. Hendry produced some impressive long pots but, after levelling at 1-1, could not prevent Higgins regaining the lead.
The match finally opened up for Higgins in the fourth frame. With the Lanarkshire-born player's 51 the highest break up until that point, he went on to score a 127, chalking up his 379th career century break and going into the mid-session interval 3-1 up.
Hendry's killer instinct looked to have deserted him, and following the break he again failed to take advantage as Higgins missed a simple pot using the cue and rest extensions. Higgins returned to the table to take the frame 112-14.
Hendry kept his hopes of survival alive by taking the next frame, but Higgins sealed his place in the quarter-final draw in the following frame.
In the afternoon's other match, China's Ding Juhui beat Michael Holt 5-2.
In the sixth frame with Holt 3-2 down, the Englishman found himself 14 points behind with just the pink and black left on the table. However, he could not force the required snookers from Ding and the Chinese went on the take that frame and the next to progress.
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