Jack Lisowski held his nerve to knock out seventh seed Ding Junhui.
New orders for key U.S.-manufactured capital goods rose moderately in March and data for the prior month was revised lower, suggesting business spending on equipment was likely sluggish in the first quarter. Non-defense capital goods orders excluding aircraft, a closely watched proxy for business spending plans, increased 0.2% last month, the Commerce Department's Census Bureau said on Wednesday. Data for February was revised lower to show these so-called core capital goods orders rising 0.4% instead of 0.7% as previously reported.
The Norway striker missed City’s 1-0 victory over Chelsea in the FA Cup semi-final on Saturday with the muscle issue.