China News Service, November 24th. In the early morning of the 24th, Beijing time, the 2020 Snooker British Championship ended the first match day of the competition. On the first match day of the first round of the Chinese Legion, 6 players played and 5 players advanced.

Four of them defeated their opponents to advance to the next round. Xu Si retired because of his opponent Hamilton's infection with the new crown, and he automatically advanced without a fight.

5 Chinese players advanced

  In the British Championships, 20 members of the Chinese Legion including defending champion Ding Junhui participated.

Yan Bingtao, ranked 12th in the world, faced Maddox in the first round. He scored 130 points in a single shot and passed 6:4. Li Xing met Patrick. He scored 134 points in a single shot in the seventh inning and scored 5:2. After getting the match point, he scored 101 points in the ninth game to seal the victory, and the total score was 6:3 to advance; Pang Junxu reversed and eliminated Ford 6:4; Chang Bingyu played against Craig, he felt good and continued to blast. With 136 points, 94 points and 74 points on a single stroke, they defeated their opponents 6:4; Zhao Jianbo, who challenged Dortmund, lost 1:6.

  In other games, Selby eliminated Michael White 6:4 with 140 points on a single stroke, Higgins defeated O'Brien 6:1, Mark Williams swept the level 6:0, Hawkins also scored 6:1. Win, Ryan Dai Xinguan tested positive and retired.

Data map: The picture shows Selby in the game.

Photo by China News Agency reporter Yu Kun

  Two golfers tested positive for the new crown on the first day of the match, which also cast a shadow over the current British Championships.

However, according to the World Taiwan Federation, so far, the remaining players and officials of the new crown nucleic acid test results have been negative.

Hamilton and Ryan Day will enter a period of isolation and will be supported by the World Snooker Tour.

  According to the official introduction of the British Championships, since the restart of the World Snooker event in June, the epidemic prevention measures have been carried out in strict accordance with the guidelines of the British government to ensure the health and safety of contestants and staff.

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