Reanne Evans scored her first win on the pro tour this season, beating Amir Sarkhosh 5-3 in the first qualifying round of the Machineseeker German Masters.
Evans will face Joe O'Connor on Thursday with the winner to go through to the final stages at the iconic Tempodrom venue in Berlin in January. Breaks of 66 and 50 helped 12-time World Women's Champion Evans to a 3-0 lead, and she later sealed victory in frame eight.
9Club Shoot Out runner-up Liam Graham made a tremendous comeback from 4-0 down to beat Ma Hailong 5-4. Graham, who was denied a first ranking title by Tom Ford earlier this month, took the last five frames with a top break of 55.
Poland's Antoni Kowalski enjoyed a 5-4 success against Ian Burns, making an 83 in the decider. Amateur Joshua Thomond beat Ben Mertens 5-4, winning the last frame on a respotted black. Ukraine's Iulian Boiko beat Michael Holt 5-2 with a top break of 79.