Home hope Jackson Page also won 4-0, defeating Luca Brecel of Belgium to ensure a second-round spot.
Switzerland’s Alexander Ursenbacher suffered the same fate as Brecel, as he lost 4-0 against China’s Zhou Yuelong.
England’s Stan Moody, 19, did not lose a frame in his first-round win over compatriot Jimmy Robertson while another Chinese star, Zhao Xintong, took the first step towards winning a third consecutive ranking event as he beat fellow countryman Fan Zhengyi 4-3.
In another whitewash, England’s Gary Wilson saw off Iran’s Amir Sarkhosh 4-0 while Zhang Anda beat Mitchell Mann 4-2.
In the evening session Scotland’s five-time former Welsh Open winner John Higgins eased past China’s Liu Wenwei 4-1, the same score Dave Gilbert of England posted as he beat Northern Ireland’s Robbie McGuigan.
Liam Pullen, 20, and Sam Craigie pulled off two more of the opening round’s shocks.
Pullen, ranked 84th in the world, edged past 13th seed Chris Wakelin 4-3 to reach round two.
The same scoreline befell Elliot Slessor whose 21st spot in the global rankings meant little as Craigie, in 89th, progressed.
There was to be no upset in the final two games of Tuesday, as Stuart Bingham saw off Gao Yang 4-2 and Kyren Wilson beat Hongyu Liu 4-1.