| McGill became trapped in a snooker in the penultimate frame, leaving the final red available for Wilson to make a clearance and set up a deciding frame | McGill finished the first session 7—1 ahead |
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| McGill won the first two frames with breaks of 83 and 78, before winning frame three after Wilson missed a pot on the green | The final was played over two days as a best-of-35-frames match |
Mertens lost in the second round to.
26| The final match of the second round was played between two qualifiers — Anthony McGill and debutant Jamie Clarke | McGill won the first three frames of the match with breaks of 53, 63 and 78 |
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| This was Higgins' tenth career maximum break and his first at the event; aged 45, he became the oldest player to make a maximum in a professional competition | Wilson won five of the first six frames of the match, before Gould won the final two of the session |
Mertens, aged 15, became the youngest player to win a match at the event.
12| He also won the next two frames of the final session, including a break of 114, the first century of the match | Stevens won frame 13 but Higgins won the next two frames, including requiring in frame 14 to win 10—5 |
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| The fourth qualifying round was played out between the 32 third round winners | The final round of qualifying was played on 27 and 28 July, with matches played as the best of 19 frames over two |
The third qualifying round consisted of players seeded 1—32 against second round winners.