In the qualifying round of the World Snooker European Masters that ended in the early morning of October 31, 2021, Beijing time, McGill swept Oliver Lane 5-0 with a single score of 60, 51 and 64 points. In the two games that ended in the same period, Tom Ford advanced to the round of 64 with a single score of 84, 50, 72 and 51 points. New Northern Ireland Open champion Mark Allen lost 136, 71, 55 and 84 points to Thailand's Son Shawar on a round trip to the next round with a 136, 71, 55 and 84 points.
McGill swept Lanes 5-0 to advance quickly
In the match between McGill and Reines, McGill's performance can be described as very good. In the first set, McGill won the game 66:38 to take a 1-0 lead. In the second set, McGill scored 60 points to win the game 60-7 to give a 2-0 lead over Lions. In the third set, McGill scored 61 points on several occasions and won the game 61-40 to take a 3-0 lead over Reines. In the fourth inning, McGill scored 51 points to win the game 60-19 to take a 4-0 lead over Reines to secure match points. In the fifth set, McGill scored 64 points to win the game 65-54 to sweep Lynes 5-0 to advance to the main game.
Tom Ford beat Rose Muir 5-3 to advance
In the match between Tom Ford and Rose Muir, Ford was also in very good shape. In the first set, Ross Muir managed to take a 1-0 lead with a 90-point performance to win 101-0. In the second set, Ford scored 73 points several times to win the set 43:60 to draw 1-1 with Muir. In the third set, Muir won the set 67-45 with his excellent ability to seize the opportunity to determine a 2-1 lead for Forde. In the fourth set, Forde scored 84 points to draw 2-2 with Muir 84-0. In the fifth set, Ford blasted 50 and 72 runs to win the set 122-8 to overtake Muir 3-2. In the sixth set, Forde scored 51 points to win the game 72:31 to take a 4-2 lead over Muir to get the match point. In the seventh set, Muir beat his opponent 72-71 to trail Forde 3-4. In the eighth inning, Ford scored 52 points and won the game 96-0 to eliminate Muir 5-3.
Allen was killed 4-5 by SongShawar and did not qualify for the main game
In the match between Allen and Son Shawar, the two players presented a very high-quality match. In the first set, Son Shawar blasted straight out 75 points to take a 1-0 lead at 75-0. In the second set, Song Shawar felt even more fiery and single-handedly blasted a high score of 135 points to lead Allen 2-0. In the third inning, Allen scored a 71-point clean sheet against his opponent to also trail Songshawar 1-2 in color. In the fourth set, Allen won another set 78:45 to draw 2-2 with Songshawar. In the fifth set, Allen finally found a fiery feel and single shot to blast a high-scoring clean sheet with 136 points to successfully take a 3-2 lead. In the sixth set, Son Shawar scored an 81-point clean sheet to draw 3-3 with Allen and return to the same running line. In the seventh inning, although Allen scored a single 55 point, he still lost the set 55-67 and missed the match point after losing the set 3-4 behind SongShawar. In the eighth inning, Allen single-handedly blasted an 84-point clean sheet to bring a 4-4 draw to Songshawar to usher in a double match point. In the ninth inning, SonShawar scored 90 points to win the game 102:4 to beat Allen 5-4 to advance to the main game.