Robbie McGuigan made a flying start to his rookie season as he topped Group Seven at BetVictor Championship League to qualify for the second stage of the season's opening ranking event.
Northern Ireland's promising 19-year-old McGuigan earned a place on the tour by winning the European Championship and hopes to make an impact among the pro ranks.
Top seed Tom Ford withdrew from the group, leaving only three players in contention. McGuigan started with a 3-0 win over Sanderson Lam, and though he lost his second match 3-1 to Barry Pinches, he did enough to top the group on frame difference.
Crucible finalist Jak Jones was competing as a top 16 player for the first time and lived up to his billing as he finished top of Group Eight. After coming from 2-0 down to draw 2-2 with Antoni Kowalski, Jones scored a 3-1 win over Bulcsu Revesz with a top break of 88.
Jordan Brown had identical results, setting up a showdown to decide the group. Brown came from 2-0 down to tie 2-2 and in the last frame he had the chance to snatch top place if he could eclipse Jones' top break of 88. But the former Welsh Open champion missed the penultimate red on 87 to lose out by the narrowest of margins. Jones continues the sequence of a Welshman topping a group on all seven days of the event so far.
The tournament continues on Tuesday, with Ricky Walden and Wu Yize among those in action. For details of how to watch, click here.