Ratchayothin displayed best break buildings; Jeff and Haney recovered well on time

After losing first frame he taken over the full command and won all the remaining frames in a row crafting these magnificent breaks and shut the doors for Leong.

In other matches, Jeff Jacobs from the host nation Belgium survived to reach in last-32 stage. Jacobs was down 1-3 but he held his nerve better after that and won next three frames 71-22, 55-21 and 65-11 to defeat Paweł Rogoza of Poland.

Similarly Richard Haney of England recovered from 3 frames down and won next four frames against his compatriot Ashley Carty to reach in last-32.

Haney had faced two outstanding breaks of 85 and 69 by Ashley in second and third frames but brilliantly controlled the next four frames without losing any hope and edged out Ashley.