The 15-year-old amateur Yuan Sijun thrashed Martin Gould 5-0 on Tuesday to reach the second round of the China Open in Beijing.

The wild card racked up breaks of 51, 102 and 55 against the English world No13 to set up a meeting with the former world champion Graeme Dott.

“I felt good in general and my opponent left chances for me, so I managed to make some decent breaks,” Yuan said on worldsnooker.com. “My coach told me that I needed to work on clearing the colours and long potting and I think it worked.

“My parents are not with me here because their presence would have made me nervous, which has happened before. Two wins in a row is a breakthrough for me.”

The reigning world champion Stuart Bingham made three consecutive centuries in a 5-3 win over Sam Baird and next plays Ian Burns, who whitewashed Peter Ebdon.

Kyren Wilson kept alive his hopes of a place in the top 16 and automatic entry into the World Championship by beating Tom Ford 5-3. A run to the semi-fnals could be enough for Wilson.

Scot Rhys Clark claimed the best scalp of his career by edging a decider against Mark Davis, while Mark King defeated Ali Carter 5-2.

Judd Trump was given a walkover by Stuart Carrington and there were also wins for Jimmy Robertson, Martin O’Donnell, Ryan Day, Darryl Hill, Marco Fu, Lee Walker and Rod Lawler.