Keighley's Dylan Mitchell lost his qualifier to Jimmy White 5-1 in the Haikou World Open at Barnsley Metrodome.
It was the third big name in a row that the 18-year-old former Oakbank School pupil had faced.
He lost 6-0 to Neil Robertson in the UK World Championship and 5-0 to Steve Davis in the German Masters qualifying.
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