Australia's Neil Robertson scored a 6-1 win over Alfie Burden at International Championship qualifying in Sheffield to secure his place in the final stages.
The Thunder from Down Under is enjoying a return to form, having slid out of the world's top 16 last season. He scored a first tournament win in over two years at the recent English Open, where he beat Wu Yize 9-7 in the final. That triumph has seen the 2010 World Champion move back to 16th in the rankings.
Today's win took just one hour and 45 minutes, with Robertson taking four frames on the bounce from 2-1. His top score of 100 came in the clinching frame.
Last week's British Open champion Mark Selby scored a 6-3 win over Latvia's Artemijs Zizins to earn his qualification. The Jester from Leicester made an sublime 143 in the fourth frame, which saw him rack up a mammoth 155 points.
China's world number 77 Jiang Jun scored a 6-3 upset win over 2023 World Champion Luca Brecel. The impressive performance saw Jiang craft back-to-back century runs of 113 and 104 in the opening two frames.
Shaun Murphy scored a 6-4 win over Louis Heathcote, while Barry Hawkins was a 6-1 victor against Joshua Thomond.