Rising expertise Liam Davies thumped Ryan Thomerson 10-3 because the World Snooker Championship qualifiers commenced on Monday in Sheffield.

The Welshman is competing within the match as one of many WPBSA beginner invitations, however he’ll ply his commerce as knowledgeable on the primary tour from subsequent season.

The 17 year-old gained the European Beneath-21 Championship final month, a breakthrough triumph that earned him a two-year professional card.

Davies compiled breaks of 107, 57, 54, and 50 as he managed a scrappy contest in opposition to Thomerson on the English Institute of Sport.

{The teenager}, who will meet former rating occasion winner Jimmy Robertson within the subsequent spherical, is treating his alternative this month as a bonus after already realising his ambition for this season.

“It’s a large reduction,” Liam Davies instructed the World Snooker Tour when requested about his promotion to the professional scene.

“I’ve been making an attempt for perhaps two years, I feel. Two years in the past was perhaps my first probability to get on the tour that I missed.”

“I’ve had a number of close to misses since then, however I feel it’s all character constructing. It’s not nice on the time, however I feel it makes you a a lot stronger individual.

“It’s onerous as it’s with out that added strain, which you’ve simply acquired to absorb your stride. It may be powerful at occasions while you lose a few video games.

“You lose confidence in your self, however it’s only a huge reduction to lastly get it finished. I’ve acquired two years to stay up for now.

“I’ve nothing to lose [in this tournament]. A few pictures in that sport might have regarded a bit ropey, however I’m simply right here having fun with myself.

“If I win 10-0, nice. If I lose 10-0, nice. It doesn’t actually make any distinction, however it’s good to win the cash clearly.

“Perhaps qualify for the Crucible if I did have the prospect, however on the finish of the day no matter occurs, occurs.

“I can’t moan. No matter occurs, it’s been an awesome season for me.”

Elsewhere on day one within the World Championship qualifiers, there have been a few nail-biting deciders as Ross Muir and Andrew Pagett earned tight triumphs over respective Hong Kong opponents Cheung Ka Wai and Andy Lee.

It was a lot simpler for Ian Burns who thrashed Dean Younger 10-1, whereas Rory Thor misplaced just one extra body in a 10-2 drubbing of Hamza Ilyas.

Former Shoot Out king Michael Holt was downed 10-6 by Xing Zihao with reigning girls’s world champion Bai Yulu defeated 10-7 by Jenson Kendrick.

Six-time finalist Jimmy White acquired a bye via to the subsequent spherical after the withdrawal of his scheduled opponent Martin Gould.

A number of different fixtures reached their midway factors, with the motion in Sheffield to proceed on Tuesday.

World Snooker Championship qualifiers draw

All matches are one of the best of 19 frames performed throughout two periods.
Scorelines in italics point out the top of the primary session.

Qualifier 1

Qualifier 2

Qualifier 3

Qualifier 4

Qualifier 5

Qualifier 6

Qualifier 7

Qualifier 8

Qualifier 9

Qualifier 10

Qualifier 11

Qualifier 12

Qualifier 13

Qualifier 14

Qualifier 15

Qualifier 16

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