Latest scores - Higgins imminent
Now that the TV table is clear, we can expect John Higgins and Barry Hawkins out any minute.
The other afternoon game between Ma Hailong and Chris Wakelin is also underway.
Ma Hailong 0-0 Chris Wakelin
Just as I type that he is OUT - he attempts a long black and once it doesn't go in he walks over to Oliver Lines and shakes his hand.
That will be a blow for the Belfast faithful who would have wanted (and probably expected) their man to make a deeper run than the last 32.
Mark Allen is not having a good time in this seventh frame and is now on the brink of crashing out.
He is currently 57 behind with just 51 left on the table - he needs to try and play himself in and draw a couple of fouls out of Lines.
It's been a really scrappy frame from him in truth, with lots of missed shots.
It's the end of Jimmy White's campaign, with Martin O'Donnell building a decent break of 55 to steal a fourth frame from the Whirlwind.
On the other table, Oliver Lines Martin Allen are locked in a very tight battle - Lines was building a decent break but couldn't separate the reds and now they are locked in a safety battle.
As well as the final frames from these two matches, we've still got six more games tonight with John Higgins waiting for a table to open up.
Three world champions are also in action tonight, with Kyren Wilson, Neil Robertson and Mark Williams all to play.
Wednesday's remaining schedule:
Elliot Slessor has picked up a nice win against Long Zehuang, the world No 35 winning three straight frames to, including a century break to move into the last 16.
Meanwhile, Mark Allen is locked in a huge battle in front of his home fans with OIiver Lines taking him to a deciding seventh frame and Martin O'Donnell needs one frame against Jimmy White.
All three contests are neck and neck, with two heading into the business stages of their matches.
Who will bag the significant frames needed to head into the last 16?
Mark Allen 2-2 Oliver Lines
Elliot Slessor 2-2 Long Zehuang
Jimmy White 1-1 Martin O’Donnell
Matches from the last 32 continue live from the Waterfront Hall in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Allen 1-2 Lines
Slessor 1-2 Zehuang
White 1-1 O’Donnell
Oliver Lines continues to shock the snooker world as the qualifiers has now taken the lead against hometown hero Mark Allen!
Matches from the last 32 continue live from the Waterfront Hall in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Allen 0-1 Lines
Slessor 1-1 Zehuang
White 1-0 O'Donnell
The next set of matches are now underway and if they are anything similar to the first two, then fans are in for a treat.
Mark Allen takes on Oliver Lines while Elliot Slesor faces Long Zehuang.
And there is also an all-English battle between Jimmy White and Martin O'Donnell
Despite a slow start, Lei Peifan fires back to emphatically knock out Brit Tom Ford.
He will join his compatriot Pang Junxu in the last 16.
Pang Junxu battles through to defeat Luca Brecel 4-1, reaching the Last 16 in Belfast for the first time.
A clinical performance from the Chinese star!
A significant frame for Lei Peifan, who has come from behind.
He leads Ford 2-1.
The Belgian finally gets on the scoreboard by nabbing the fourth frame.
Pang still with a comfortable lead though, and leads 3-1.
The Chinese star is running away with this.
Luca Brecel is struggling to stamp his authority on this contest and now has a mountain to climb if he wants to walk away with the win.
Pang now leads 3-0.
A huge frame for Lei Peifan, who levels it up in Belfast.
Nothing to separate the two as we head into the third frame.
Pang Junxu, ranked 27th, consolidates on his early lead and now leads 2-0.
An impressive start by the youngster.
The Brit looks in fine form to start proceedings this morning.
He takes the first frame, and leads 1-0.
A cracker of a first frame goes the way of Pang Junxu in his match against Luca Brecel.
Some nerves on show from both players, but the 24-year-old holds his nerve to edge in front.
Here is the breakdown of the prize money on over for the stars this week.
The big final takes place next Sunday on October 27.
Here is a breakdown of the huge £550,400 prize pot in Belfast:
Winner: £100,000
Runner-up: £45,000
Semi-finals: £21,000
Quarter-finals: £13,200
Last 16: £9,000
Last 32: £5,400
Last 64: £3,600
Last 96: £1,000
High Break: £5,000
Total £550,400
A host of Round 1 and Round 2 games today, with wins for Mark Williams, Kyren Wilson and Judd Trump.
Here’s the full breakdown:
Mark Allen has slammed the World Snooker Tour for giving him "poor coverage" during his time as world No1.
The 38-year-old topped the rankings in May and kept the top spot until August when he was dethroned by Judd Trump.
He told the BBC: "It was a bit anti-climactic. It wasn't really enjoyable if I'm honest.
"I feel like I got very poor coverage from the governing body and I didn't get a lot of coverage here [in Northern Ireland].
"Even turning up at events I wasn't on the main table all the time."
As we progress through the competition, the match length will start to lengthen ahead of Sunday's final.