Following are the results from 2008 World Snooker China Open in Beijing on Thursday:

Nigel Bond, England, beat Barry Pinches, England, 5-1

Mark Williams, England, bt Peter Ebdon, England, 5-2

John Higgins, England, bt Mark King, England, 5-1

Stephen Maguire, England, bt Barrry Hawkins, England, 5-2

Mark Allen, England, bt Allister Carter, England, 5-3

Ryan Day,England, bt Ken Doherty, England, 5-3

Mark Selby, England, bt Marco Fu, Hong Kong, China, 5-2

Shaun Murphy, England, bt Ding Junhui, China, 5-4

(Xinhua News Agency March 28, 2008)