 Complete the following phrase:  OSullivan began the 201617 season late, at the Shanghai Masters. In the first round, he defeated Liang Wenbo 54 after recovering from 14 down. It was his first professional tournament match in five months. However, this was as far as he progressed, as in the second round he lost by 25 to Michael Holt. Competing in the inaugural European Masters, OSullivan defeated David Gilbert 41 in the first round, Mark Allen 42 in the second round, Mark Davis 41 in the quarter-finals and then whitewashed Neil Robertson 60 in the semi-final. Facing Judd Trump in the final, OSullivan took a 53 lead after the first session. In the second session, OSullivan further led 86 before eventually losing 89. In the first of the Home Nations series of tournaments, at the inaugural 