STUART Bingham was knocked out of the Ruhr Open after he was comprehensively beaten by Stephen Maguire.

The Vange player, who has enjoyed an excellent season to date, was beaten 4-1 in the sixth round of the competition in Germany.

Bingham had dispatched of Joel Walker (4-3), Ken Doherty (4-0) and Luca Brecel (4-3) to book his passage.