China News Agency, Beijing, August 11th. The 2022 British Open Snooker ended the second day of the qualifying competition in the early morning of the 11th Beijing time. The Chinese Army won 9 consecutive victories-following the victory of all 5 players on the first day, The next day, all four Chinese players advanced again.
Among them, Ding Junhui, the "first brother" of Chinese billiards, won his season debut with a 4:2 victory over "post-95" Oliver Lines.
Ding Junhui returned to China and missed the first two games of the 2022-2023 season (Champion League and European Masters qualifiers) since he suffered a "round trip" in the main game of the Snooker World Championships in April this year. Playing in the British Open qualifier is his debut of the new season.
Ding Junhui's opponent this time is British teenager Ryans, who inherited his father's business.
At the beginning of the campaign, Ding Junhui, who was in good shape, quickly entered the state, leading 2:0 in the first two games.
Then Ryans went down two cities in a row, tying the score with 2:2.
At the critical moment, Ding Junhui showed his advantages in strength and experience, scored 81 points and 128 points in a single shot, and kept two consecutive games with 98:0 and 133:0. At the same time as his debut of the season, he also successfully advanced to the main match of the British Open (the main match will be held from September 26 to October 2 local time).
As a leader of Chinese billiards and a former "post-80s" leader in the world of snooker, Ding Junhui has been in a downturn in recent years.
After winning the 14th ranking championship in the 2019 British Championships, not only did he miss the top ranking in the rankings in the past three years, but he also exited early in different competitions many times, and his world ranking has dropped to 34th.
Therefore, fans also expect Ding Junhui to revive in the new season, break the long-lost championship drought, and win the 15th or even more ranking championships.
In other events on the second day of this qualifying match, the other three Chinese players also reported good news - Lu Ning, who had just entered the final of the Champions League, defeated Celtic 4:3; "Post-80s "Veteran Tian Pengfei defeated Craigie 4:2 in a passive situation behind 0:1; Lu Haotian, who became famous as a teenager, eliminated veteran Mark King 4:1.
So far, all 9 Chinese players who fought on the first two days of this qualifying round have advanced to the main competition.
On the third day of the qualifying round, three more Chinese players made their debut, they were Liang Wenbo, Yuan Sijun and Wu Anyi.
Among them, the most concerned is another Chinese billiards veteran, Liang Wenbo, the third Chinese player to win the ranking championship after Ding Junhui and Hong Kong star Fu Jiajun.
Due to the "beating of women", Liang Wenbo was suspended by the World Taiwan Federation until August 1 this year, and the British Open became the first event for him to return from the ban.
In the recent warm-up training, Liang Wenbo was in full swing, scoring 147 points in a single shot. His debut performance in the new season is also attracting attention and expectations.
The 2022 British Open qualifiers will be held from August 9th to 14th local time, with a best-of-7 system. All participating players will have a round of qualifying matches, and the winner will enter the main match.
A total of 28 Chinese troops participated in the competition, setting a new high for the number of participants in the ranking competition.
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