Complex sentence: Lawler lost in the last 64 of the UK Championship, having defeated Thanawat Tirapongpaiboon 6-3, before losing 1-6 to John Higgins, he also qualified for the German Masters, defeating Mitchell Travis 5-1 in qualifying.
Split into simpler sentences: Lawler lost in the last 64 of the UK Championship, having defeated Thanawat Tirapongpaiboon 6-3, before losing 1-6 to John Higgins. He also qualified for the German Masters, defeating Mitchell Travis 5-1 in qualifying.