Perth’s Scott Donaldson battled from 3-1 down to beat Ashley Hugill 4-3 and earn a place in the final stages of the BetVictor Scottish Open.
World number 51 Donaldson looked as if he might miss out on his home event in Edinburgh when he fell 3-1 behind. But the former Championship League winner came from 48-4 down to take a scrappy 58-minute fifth frame on the colours, and that proved the turning point as he added the sixth then won the decider with a break of 65.
The final stages run from December 11-17 at the Meadowbank Sports Centre in the Scottish capital.
Performance of the day at the qualifying round in Leicester came from Belgium’s up-and-coming Ben Mertens as he beat Ahmed Aly Elsayed 4-0 in 50 minutes with runs of 70, 100, 72 and 139.
Ricky Walden came from 2-0 and 3-2 down to beat Hammad Miah 4-3, while BetVictor English Open runner-up Zhang Anda saw off Andy Hicks 4-2.
Joe O’Connor top scored with 82 in a 4-0 win over Andy Lee, while a run of 116 helped Tom Ford win a Leicester derby against Louis Heathcote 4-1.
The qualifying round concludes on Thursday.
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