Due to a clash with a previously arranged Premier League match-day, three leading players (John Higgins, Mark Selby and Ding Junhui) were forced to miss the event.

[1] Steve Davis was also involved in Premier League action, playing on 13 November, but did not withdraw from the tournament.

He played his qualifying match and received a walkover due to O'Sullivan's withdrawal, meaning that he reached the last sixteen.

[2] Liang Wenbo made the 65th official maximum break during his qualifying match against Martin Gould.

Marcus Campbell made the 66th official maximum break during his wildcard round match against Ahmed Basheer Al-Khusaibi.