John Higgins becomes latest big-name casualty at British Open after Judd Trump as he loses to Robbie Williams

Four-time winner John Higgins crashed out of the British Open in the second round as he was beaten 4-1 by Robbie Williams.

Williams compiled breaks of 73, 91, 52 and 118 to pull off an impressive win.

Williams will face Scott Donaldson in the next round on Thursday.

Higgins was punished for missing a black off its spot in the first frame as Williams made a confident break of 73.

A red doubled into the middle pocket got Williams started in the second frame.

Although he couldn’t make a sizable break from the shot, he got another chance after Higgins missed with a rest shot.

Williams knocked in a break of 91 to take the frame and move 2-0 ahead.

It looked like Higgins would get on the board in the third frame, only to run out of position at 42-20 ahead.

Williams again took his chance, getting some fortune in breaking apart two reds near the cushion and then taking the frame to move one from victory.

With the finish line in sight, Williams passed up an opportunity for a match-winning break as he missed a pot when looking to split the bunch.

That allowed Higgins in and a break of 116 gave him hope of a comeback.

But Higgins then missed a cut into the middle and could only watch on from his seat as Williams made a break of 118 to win the match.

Also through is Mark Selby, who came from 2-0 down to beat Tian Pengfei 4-2.

Like Higgins, Selby found himself in trouble early on as Tian took the first frame and then followed up with a break of 102.

But Selby responded with breaks of 67, 57 and 93 to move into the lead.

Tian looked like levelling but couldn’t close out the fourth frame when 65-0 ahead. Selby pounced and took the frame and the win.

Mark Allen faces Kyren Wilson on Wednesday afternoon while Mark Williams is in action in the evening session.