Chinese star Liu Song built on his fine performance in last week's Grand Prix by progressing to the second qualifying round of the Northern Ireland Trophy.

Liu whitewashed Gareth Coppack 5-0 in Prestatyn to set up a clash against Jimmy Michie.

The 24-year-old Beijing-born player enjoyed his best-ever performance in a ranking event at the Royal London Watches GP in Aberdeen, coming through a tough group in the round-robin stages before shocking Stephen Maguire in the last 16, although he was knocked out in the quarter-finals by eventual winner Marco Fu.

Maltese legend Tony Drago was the biggest name to fall in the first qualifying round at Pontins, losing 5-4 to Issara Kachaiwong.

The Northern Ireland Trophy runs from November 4-11 at The Waterfront Hall in Belfast, with Ding Junhui the defending champion.

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