China's Yang Qintian was eliminated by British Jamie Cope 5-1 at the 2007 China Open snooker tournament here on Monday.

Jamie Cope took the first frame with a break of 65. Yang, a 25-year-old from the Shanxi province, levelled at 1-1 then Cope won the next two with a top run of 67.

Frame five went down to a respotted black and Cope slotted it home with an excellent long pot. He sealed victory in the next with a run of 52.

"I played well and if I can beat Mark Williams in the next round I could go a lot further," said the player nicknamed the Shotgun for his attacking style.

"Yang looks like a good player and I'm sure he'll improve if he keeps practising." added Cope.