| Slessor and Ursenbacher made their debuts in the main draw of the World Championship | Williams potted the black, and also the to win the frame |
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| Ding had not played in any tournaments since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, but took a 5—4 lead after the first session | The 128 qualifiers included 94 tour players ranked outside the top 16, who were joined by 34 wildcard amateur players |
Maflin led 3—1 and later 5—4 after the first session.
25| Slessor had promised to plan a wedding with his girlfriend if he made it through the qualifying rounds | In these matches he scored four , including a career-high 145 — the highest break in qualifying |
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| Stevens won frame 10 with a break of 138, before Higgins won the next two frames to lead 8—4 | The pair were tied at 5—5 to 7—7 before Ding won two frames to lead 9—7 |