Ronnie O’Sullivan made light work of Kent’s Barry Hawkins on Thursday to secure his place in the Shanghai Masters quarter-finals.

O’Sullivan, who last won the Shanghai Masters in 2009, beat compatriot Hawkins in five straight frames. O’Sullivan’s highest break was 90, in the fourth frame. He also rattled off 51, 87, 78 and 67.

Scotland’s John Higgins, who last year exited in the second round of the tournament, knocked out Liang Wenbo 5-2.

This year’s European Masters winner, Judd Trump, also made the quarter-finals with a 5-0 win over Stephen Maguire.

There was an upset for last year’s tournament runner-up Mark Selby, who lost by three frames to five to Mark Williams, who reached the semi-final of the Riga Masters earlier this year.

O’Sullivan will meet WIlliams in the quarter-final later on Thursday.