Liu Song continued his good form in reaching the last 32 with a 4-3 win against another in-form player, Steve Davis, in round 1, followed by a 4-2 win against Mike Dunn. His run was halted by Jamie Cope who won their third round match 4-2.

Yu Delu started with a 4-1 win against Sam Harvey but then lost by the same scoreline to world no 2 Mark Williams in the second round.

Stuart Bingham made it into round 2 with a 4-2 win against Stuart Carrington but was then defeated 3-4 by Andrew Norman. Jack Lisowski beat Sam Craigie 4-1 but then lost 2-4 to world no 1 Mark Selby. Judd Trump lost a tight game against Tian Pengfei in round one, 3-4. Ronnie O’Sullivan was defeated in the first round 4-2 against Sam Baird.

Chen Zhe started well with a 4-0 win against Rogelio Esterio in qualifying round 2 but was then defeated 1-4 by Ali Carter in the first round proper. Zhang Anda also started with a win in qualifying round 2, 4-2 against Mitchell Travis, but then lost 2-4 to Stephen Maguire in the last 128.