Stuart Bingham believes 6-2 was a flattering scoreline against Sunny Akani but is pleased with his game as he booked his place in the UK Championship quarter-finals.
Bingham never looked in much trouble against the young Thai potter as he showed his match experience to seal a last-eight encounter against Kyren Wilson.
Bingham opened the match with a beautifully-taken break of 117 and was under no illusion how tricky his opponent could be.
“It was a bit of a flattering scoreline, I started out nicely again with a break of 100 but obviously got a bit of the run when I needed it most,” said the Basildon cue man.
“To get the job done - Akani is such a tough player and you get involved watching him and the way he plays.
“He slows the game down a little bit and I’m happy to be in the quarter-finals again.”
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