Even though Selby made breaks of 132 and 131 in the second session, Yan won five of the eight frames played to take a 9—7 lead.
The first final took place in at in , England, and was won by.
With automatic qualifiers in Europe and South America already sealing their spot at the competition, there is still an almighty battle for qualification across Africa, Asia, North and Central America and the Oceania region.
Maguire had switched cues in between the first and second rounds.
Kleckers lost his place on the tour after beat him in a deciding frame, while Holt also lost his tour card following a 3—6 defeat to.
His second maximum in professional competition, it came 23 years after his first at the.