More legends tumble out
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ByEurosport
Updated 21/08/2012 at 07:08 GMT
Steve Davis and James Wattana were the latest veterans to be knocked out after the second qualifying round for the International Championship in Sheffield.
Steve Davis
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Davis, who dominated the sport in the 1980s, lost the deciding frame of his tie with India's Pankaj Advani.
Wattana, meanwhile, also came out on the losing end of an 11-framer against fellow Thai Thepchaiya Un-Nooh.
Prodigal Belgian teenager Luca Brecel saw off Jimmy Robertson 6-2 and Rod Lawler fell to Norway's Kurt Maflin 6-5 in other notable second qualifying round results.
Round three takes place on Tuesday, with names such as Jimmy White, Nigel Bond and Alan McManus joining the fray.
The tournament proper, a new ranking event, takes place from October 28 to November 4 in Chengdu, China.
It features the highest level of prize money of any tournament in China, with £125,000 going to the winner.
Round two results
Adam Duffy 6-5 Liam Highfield
Kurt Maflin 6-5 Rod Lawler
Robbie Williams 6-4 Andy Hicks
Alfie Burden 6-3 Zhang Anda
Aditya Mehta 6-3 Mike Dunn
Paul S Davison 6-5 Peter Lines
Pankaj Advani 6-5 Steve Davis
Liu Chuang 6-4 Michael Wasley
Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 6-5 James Wattana
David Gilbert 6-2 Sam Baird
Luca Brecel 6-2 Jimmy Robertson
Dechawat Poomjaeng 6-3 David Grace
Aditya Mehta 6-3 Michael Leslie
Players to join round three
Michael White
Ben Woollaston
Jamie Jones
Anthony Hamilton
Rory McLeod
Alan McManus
Gerard Greene
Jack Lisowski
Mark King
Jimmy White
Liang Wenbo
Matthew Selt
Jamie Burnett
Nigel Bond
Xiao Guodong
Dave Harold
Players to join round four
Barry Hawkins
Dominic Dale
Ken Doherty
Ryan Day
Andrew Higginson
Marco Fu
Mark Davis
Fergal O'Brien
Jamie Cope
Robert Milkins
Tom Ford
Marcus Campbell
Peter Ebdon
Joe Perry
Allister Carter
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