On October 28, according to British media sources, three-time World Championship winner Mark Williams was forced to withdraw from the European Masters qualifiers and the English Open after testing positive for nucleic acid.
Williams will face China's Yuan Sijun in the first round of the European Masters against Paul Dell at the English Open. In both games, he will be replaced by Crowder, who is at number one on the Q-school rankings.
In the first round of the European Masters, which ended yesterday, Lisovsky defeated Germany's Lichtenberg 5-2 to secure a ticket to the main tournament.
In this match, Lisowski from Gloucestershire scored 138 points first, and he reached the ranking final six times, but still did not win his first championship trophy. He will travel to Berlin, Germany, in February for the final stages of the main tournament in order to "break the ice" of his career.
Scottish player Patkele, ranked 115th in the world, beat 2015 world champion Bingham 5-3. It was his second victory on the Tour since regaining his career at Q School earlier this year. He also qualified for the English Open, which will take place next Monday. Patrick started 3-1 behind but played brilliantly in the final four innings to score a one-shot 55 and 80 runs to win a trip to Germany.
Past Tournament semifinalist Hicks contributed 56, 73 and 83 points to advance to a 5-4 victory over Stedman. World No. 17 Zhou Yuelong defeated six-time World Championship finalist White Sr. 5-2. Heathcott won 12 women's world champions Evans 5-2. Norway first man Maflin shot a 141-pointer to beat Taylor 5-2. Veterans battle Mark Davis 5-3 Against Mirkins.