Defending champion and home favourite Ding Junhui crashed out of the Hong Rui Ma Yushan World Open, losing 5-4 to Robert Milkins in the last 32, while Judd Trump, Mark Allen and Neil Robertson were also knocked out.

In a dramatic finish with both players making a string of errors, Milkins potted the blue and pink in the deciding frame to go through to the last 16 to face Marco Fu.

It's a disappointing result for Ding and his army of fans although China's top star was well below his best. He came from 2-0 down to lead 3-2, and later recovered from 4-3 down to win frame eight with a 55, his highest break of the match. Both players had numerous chances in the last frame but when world number six Ding missed the blue to a baulk corner, it proved his last shot.

World number five Trump suffered a surprise 5-3 defeat against a player 36 places below him in the rankings, Gary Wilson. Runs of 62, 113 and 112 helped former China Open finalist Wilson build a 3-1 lead. Trump battled back to 3-3 only for his opponent to take the last two frames with top breaks of 40 and 50. Wilson now meets Fergal O'Brien.

Fu built a 4-1 lead over Andrew Higginson with breaks of 97, 118 and 92, and eventually won 5-4 with a 78 in the decider. The result keeps alive Fu's hopes of qualifying for next month's Shanghai Masters though he will need to reach the semi-finals this week. 

Riga Masters champion Robertson saw his perfect start to the season end as he went down 5-3 against Ricky Walden, while Joe Perry edged out Stephen Maguire 5-4, taking the deciding frame by potting the final yellow and green.

Barry Hawkins saw off Michael Holt 5-2 with top breaks of 62, 53, 68, 63 and 59 while Matthew Selt top scored with 76 in a 5-3 win over Yan Bingtao.

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