The 15-year-old lost 10-9 on the last pink in the deciding frame against O'Donnell at Ponds Forge in Sheffield.
Gareth Allen lost to Ross Muir but there were wins for Jamie Jones, Ian Preece, Michael White, Dominic Dale and Daniel Wells.
Dale and Wells will face each other in the second qualifying round on Sunday.
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Welsh schoolboy Jackson Page lost to world number 75 Martin O'Donnell in the first round of the World Championship Qualifiers.