Overview
- Lukas Wenig beat Cameron Crabtree 5:1, sealing progression with a 167 checkout in a decisive group-stage match.
- His victory completed a trio of German qualifiers with Niko Springer and Martin Schindler, which SPORT1 reports as a first for three Germans in the last 16 of the same major.
- Cameron Crabtree was eliminated from knockout contention by the defeat.
- Niko Springer lost 3:5 to Beau Greaves yet had already secured a place in the next round.
- Wenig's advance is described as the biggest success of his career, earning £12,500 in prize money, with last-16 opponents still to be determined.