Kyren Wilson withdrew as well and they were replaced by Michael Holt and Mark Davis.

Zhang Anda won the General Cup Qualifying Event.

This was an invitational event with the winner receiving the final place in the General Cup.

Marco Fu beat Mark Williams 7–3 in the final, making 3 centuries while doing so.

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below: The top two players from both groups will qualify for the knock-out stage.