Englishman Scott Williams has beaten fifth-seeded compatriot Rob Cross 3-1 in round two.

It follows the exit of sixth seed Dave Chisnall, upset by Englishman Ricky Evans 3-2 in a five set Christmas cracker.

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31 Oct: Free blood testing is now available for the near 24-thousand residents in Te Anau and Wanaka

31 Oct: A 43-year-old truck driver who caused a fiery fatal crash near South Canterbury's Waimate, has been sentenced to three years and two months in prison

29 Oct: Otago Police are seeking information after a Port Chalmers home was damaged by an air rifle

28 Oct: Queenstown's tourism recovery is leading the rest of the country

28 Oct: Queenstown tourism operators are heading into summer on a high, with strong visitor numbers and growing optimism

26 Oct: About 10 thousand homes across Southland and Otago still have no electricity

26 Oct: A message for those who have been without power for several days, after strong winds caused widespread outages - to think about food safety

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International:
What happens to Prince Andrew's children? Princess Beatrice and Eugenie to keep their titles 22:27

Business:
A Whangarei telco company has lost its trademark court battle with Uber 21:57

Accident and Emergency:
A person's died after a car went into a river in the small Waikato town of Whatawhata 21:17

International:
What do we know about Sandringham and Prince Andrew's new home? 21:07

Health & Safety:
Pet owners may be loving their animals to death - leaving a gap in the market for weight-loss drugs 18:57

Law and Order:
Health New Zealand has released footage of a fire that broke out in the Whangarei Hospital car park last week to quell speculation 18:37

Law and Order:
Three men have been arrested after allegedly attacking two people in Westport in one night 18:07

Rugby:
Three changes to the All Blacks' run-on side from their last outing in Perth, to face Ireland on Sunday morning in Chicago 17:27

International:
Prince Andrew stripped of title by King Charles and told to leave Royal Lodge 17:17

National:
Spiders inspired biologists to create artificial webs to capture airborne DNA for biodiversity monitoring 17:07

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