The 17-year-old Yan remained upbeat about his future World Championship prospects following the loss.

"I think it's a great experience for me in many respects. I've learned a lot playing at the Crucible for the first time and I believe that I can do better next year.

"Had it went to the deciding frame, I wouldn't have been under any pressure. I wasn't thinking about winning when I was 9-5 down, I was thinking one frame at a time. I'm young and I have many more chances to come back to the Crucible. I would have stuck to my game which worked pretty well during the last few frames, I kept scoring well."

Marco Fu, from Hong Kong, China, came back from 7-2 down in the first session to beat Belgian Luca Brecel, while Stuart Bingham, the 2017 champion, battled past Peter Ebdon 10-5 to reach the last 16. Mark Allen also reached the second round with a 10-8 victory over Jimmy Robertson.

Last year's beaten finalist Ding Junhui built a commanding 7-2 advantage over fellow Chinese Zhou Yuelong in the opening session of their first round tie.

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