Scottish Open champion Neil Robertson was defeated 5-3 by Tom Ford in the final round of German Masters qualifying as his recent good form was brought to an end.
The match was pretty even as the pair were locked at 2-2 and then 3-3 before Ford won the final two frames with breaks of 58 in both of them to book his place in Berlin ahead of the Australian.
Judd Trump meanwhile survived a huge scare in a high quality match with Yuan Sijun. Trump opened up with a break of 114 but would only find himself locked at 2-2 as the mid-session interval came. Yuan then cleared with a run of 87 to move 3-2 in front and would go a frame away from victory at 4-2 with a century of his own.
Trump hit straight back with his second century, with a 102 before he went on to force a deciding frame. Then in the decider, Trump made his third century of the contest to complete the comeback and make sure he'll be in the last 32 of the German Masters.
Barry Hawkins won the final three frames of his 5-2 victory against Liam Highfield featuring breaks of 73 and 96, while Shaun Murphy won four in a row to win 5-2 from 2-1 behind against Scottish Open runner-up Cao Yupeng. Mark Selby meanwhile won all of the last five frames from 2-0 behind, with two century breaks and further runs of 92 and 73.
Defending champion Anthony Hamilton won the final two frames to see off Mitchell Mann 5-4 and book his place in Berlin, while 2016 winner Martin Gould also came through in a deciding frame against Ken Doherty.
There were easy enough victories for the likes of Ding Junhui against Nigel Bond, Mark Allen over Rod Lawler and Ryan Day against John Astley while Joe Perry was a whitewash winner against Thor Chuan Leong and Ricky Walden saw off Ashley Hugill 5-2.
Liang Wenbo won a black ball third frame in coming from 2-0 behind to defeat Andrew Higginson 5-3, while Mark Williams also came through a tight match 5-3 against Matthew Stevens.
Niu Zhuang came back from 4-1 down to beat Rory McLeod, despite McLeod starting the match with back to back centuries, while Thepchaiya Un-Nooh won 5-4 against Mark King despite being docked the first frame for arriving late for the match.
Full last 64 results:
Anthony Hamilton 5-4 Mitchell Mann
Jimmy Robertson 5-4 Peter Lines
Gary Wilson 5-3 David Grace
Martin Gould 5-4 Ken Doherty
Mark Williams 5-4 Matthew Stevens
Fergal O'Brien 5-2 Robin Hull
Matthew Selt 5-4 Aditya Mehta
Mark Allen 5-2 Rod Lawler
Ding Junhui 5-1 Nigel Bond
Michael Georgiou 5-1 Ian Burns
Jack Lisowski 5-3 Stuart Carrington
Ricky Walden 5-2 Ashley Hugill
Joe Perry 5-0 Thor Chuan Leong
Yu De Lu 5-2 Jimmy White
Ben Woollaston 5-2 Chris Totten
Judd Trump 5-4 Yuan Sijun
Niu Zhuang 5-4 Rory McLeod
Mark Davis 5-0 Josh Boileau
Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 5-4 Mark King
Ryan Day 5-1 John Astley
David Gilbert 5-2 Mike Dunn
Mark Joyce 5-0 Wang Yuchen
Alan McManus 5-0 Jackson Page
Shaun Murphy 5-2 Cao Yupeng
Barry Hawkins 5-2 Liam Highfield
Graeme Dott 5-4 Peter Ebdon
Hammad Miah 5-3 Zhao Xintong
Mei Xiwen 5-1 Robbie Williams
Liang Wenbo 5-3 Andrew Higginson
Tom Ford 5-3 Neil Robertson
Xiao Guodong 5-1 Hamza Akbar
Mark Selby 5-2 Jamie Jones
That has set the 32 man line-up that will appear in Berlin for the final stages of the German Masters now which will begin on January 31. This is how the draw will look for the last 32 when they arrive at the Tempodrome:
Last 32 draw:
Anthony Hamilton Vs Jimmy Robertson
Martin Gould Vs Gary Wilson
Mark Williams Vs Fergal O'Brien
Mark Allen Vs Matthew Selt
Ding Junhui Vs Michael Georgiou
Ricky Walden Vs Jack Lisowski
Joe Perry Vs Yu De Lu
Judd Trump Vs Ben Woollaston
Mark Davis Vs Niu Zhuang
Ryan Day Vs Thepchiaya Un-Nooh
David Gilbert Vs Mark Joyce
Shaun Murphy Vs Alan McManus
Barry Hawkins Vs Graeme Dott
Mei Xiwen Vs Hammad Miah
Liang Wenbo Vs Tom Ford
Mark Selby Vs Xiao Guodong
That is all for Snooker in 2017, but it is not long until the next action begins at the Championship League on January 2, ahead of the Masters at Alexandra Palace which starts on January 14.
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