Referee champion Mark Allen came out of the players in the first round by defeating 6-3 by Kirin Wilson at the Telford International Center.
World Two Wilson started the match strongly and the oldest progress 3-1 after the first session.
The Irish North Irish fought to the level of things in three tires each after the resumption of play, but Wilson, 33, always looked more severe than the husband.
The world champion was not at his best, but Allen could not benefit, and the English man retracted three consecutive tires to demand victory.
Wilson Mark Williams will face the quarter-finals after the fifth number won 6-2 against Ding Yunhoi.
Allen, 39, needs any hope to reach the tour, and the Fifth World's focus will now turn into his efforts to win the Snooker World Championship for the first time in Crucible next month.
