He will play the winner of Welshman Mark Williams and Thailand’s Thepchaiya Un-Nooh in the tournament’s last of 16.
The event features a total prize fund of £380,000, with the winner receiving £100,000.
The tournament is taking place from January 15 to 21 at the Morningside Arena in Leicester, England.
It features the top 32 players in the one-year ranking list as it stood after the 2023 Scottish Open.
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