Neil Robertson reached the final round of qualifying for the World Snooker Championship on Monday while Noppon Saengkham hit a maximum 147 break.
Robertson, the 2010 world champion, must qualify for the first time since 2006 having dropped out of the world’s top 16.
The 42-year-old Australian beat Zak Surety 10-2 in Sheffield.
Saengkham earlier scored the second maximum break of his career as the Thai number one beat Andy Hicks 10-5.
The world number 22 will now play Jackson Page of Wales for a place in the main tournament, which begins at the Crucible on Saturday.
Robertson, currently ranked 24, led Surety 7-2 after their opening session and breaks of 90 and 117 meant he quickly finished the job, setting up a match with Jamie Jones or Alfie Burden.