The main reason identified by CPNI's Gerard Greene was "the completely unworkable funding envelope".

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Gerard Greene clinched his place in the last 16 with a 4-0 win over Shanghai Master champion Dominic Dale.

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And local favourite Gerard Greene went through with an impressive 5-2 win over Steve Davis along with Ding Junhui.

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Gerard Greene set up a first round clash with fellow Northern Ireland star Joe Swail after enjoying a 5-2 win over Judd Trump.

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But the most emphatic victory of the afternoon session came from Gerard Greene, who reached the fifth quarter-final of his career with a 5-0 whitewash of Ricky Walden, which he rounded off with breaks of 101 and 91.

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