Wyłoniły one 64 zawodników, którzy zostali rozstawieni do turnieju zasadniczego.
Ding Junhui 5-4 James Wattana Xu Si 4-5 Yuan Sijun Robert Milkins 5-0 Chen Zifan Li Hang 4-5 David Lilley Marco Fu 5-0 Chris Totten Peter Ebdon 5-3 Jamie Clarke Liang Wenbo 1-5 James Cahill Andrew Higginson 5-3 Luo Honghao Matthew Stevens 5-0 Allan Taylor David Gilbert 5-1 Niu Zhuang Rory McLeod 5-3 Thor Chuan Leong Allister Carter 5-0 Basem Eltahhan Dominic Dale 5-4 Hammad Miah Ricky Walden 5-2 Joe Swail Daniel Wells 2-5 Andy Lee Neil Robertson 5-0 He Guoqiang Barry Hawkins 5-2 Alfred Burden Akani Songsermsawad 5-0 Fan Zhengyi Michael Holt 5-2 John Astley Mark Davis 5-1 Sam Baird Anthony McGill 1-5 Lee Walker Matthew Selt 5-3 Joe O’Connor Yan Bingtao 5-3 Ashley Carty Stuart Carrington 5-2 Duane Jones Fergal O’Brien 5-3 Robin Hull Graeme Dott 3-5 Zhao Xintong Scott Donaldson 5-1 Sanderson Lam Luca Brecel 5-1 Ian Burns Gary Wilson 5-1 Jimmy White Tom Ford 5-4 Dechawat Poomjaeng Martin O’Donnell 5-1 Soheil Vahedi Judd Trump 5-0 Kishan Hirani