Belgium's Luca Brecel wins at European Masters in Lommel

The Belgian potter was in front early against Thor Chuan Leong, but lost frames four and five to fall within one more frame of a disappointing exit.

However, Brecel showed his class with a 78 break to level things up before dominating the decider as he survived an upset.

John Higgins produced arguably the most impressive performance of the day in Lommel, with two century breaks and two more half-centuries sealing a 4-0 whitewash of Alexander Ursenbacher.

Stuart Bingham also registered two centuries as he saw off Mitchell Mann 4-2.

Mark Davis started with a 103 break as he saw off Matthew Selt 4-1, whereas Anthony McGill came through a tighter, scrappier affair to beat Joe Swail 4-3.

Mark Allen produced some stunning snooker with his back against the wall to beat Hossein Vafaei 4-3, taking the final three frames having trailed 3-1.

Allen hit the high break of the tournament so far in frame five, a 145 clearance, and achieved the rare feat of scoring 151 points after a foul from his opponent.

Also on Tuesday, Alfie Burden signed off with a 113 break as he beat Eden Sharav 4-1, Mark Williams was a ready winner by the same scoreline against Yan Bingtao, and Graeme Dott beat Jamie Rhys Clarke 4-2.

Tuesday's results

Morning session
First round (Best of seven frames)

• Mark Williams 4-1 Yan Bingtao (Match 14)
• Noppon Saengkham 3-4 Cao Yupeng (Match 18)
• Alfie Burden 4-1 Eden Sharav (Match 23)
• Stuart Bingham 4-2 Mitchell Mann (Match 28)

Afternoon session
First round (Best of seven frames)

• Judd Trump 4-1 Adam Duffy (Match 4)
• David Gilbert 4-1 Sam Baird (Match 6)
• John Higgins 4-0 Alexander Ursenbacher (Match 20)
• Mark Davis 4-1 Matthew Selt (Match 21)
• Anthony McGill 4-3 Joe Swail (Match 22)
• Chen Zhe 1-4 Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (Match 24)
• Oliver Lines 1-4 Zhou Yuelong (Match 26)
• Michael Georgiou 4-1 John Astley (Match 27)

Evening session
First round

• Hossein Vafaei 3-4 Mark Allen (Match 11)
• Peter Lines v Ryan Day (Match 25)
• Graeme Dott 4-2 Jamie Rhys Clarke (Match 29)
• Mei Xiwen 3-4 Chris Wakelin (Match 30)
• Luca Brecel 4-3 Thor Chuan Leong (Match 31)
• Jack Lisowski v Li Yuan (Match 33)
• Ian Preece v Lyu Haotian (Match 34)
• Zhao Xintong v Mark Selby (Match 35)