China News Agency, Beijing, August 29th. On the morning of the 29th, Beijing time, the 2022 Snooker Northern Ireland Open qualifying round ended the sixth and final day of competition. Two Chinese players Tian Pengfei and Lei Peifan won 1 and 1. burden.

Up to now, a total of 8 players including Ding Junhui from the Chinese Army have advanced to the main competition.

　　As one of the "four tigers born in the 1980s" (Ding Junhui, Liang Wenbo, Xiao Guodong, Tian Pengfei) in Chinese billiards, Tian Pengfei was in good shape and feeling in this event, swept England player Ian Burns with a big score of 4:0 , successfully advanced.

However, as the last player of the Chinese Legion to appear in this qualifying match, the "post-00" teenager Lei Peifan failed to have the last laugh.

In the contest with England player David Grace, he lost 2 games in a row after a 2:2 draw, and finally lost 2:4.

　　So far, the 2022 Snooker Northern Ireland Open qualifying round has ended. Among the 18 Chinese players who have played, a total of 8 players including Ding Junhui have advanced to the main match, and 10 players including Hong Kong star Fu Jiajun have been eliminated.

　　The Northern Ireland Open qualifying tournament will be held from August 23 to 28 local time, with a best-of-7 system.

Including 3 Hong Kong players Fu Jiajun, Li Junwei and Wu Anyi, a total of 27 Chinese players will play, of which 9 people including Zhao Xintong and Yan Bingtao will participate in the postponed qualifying match during the main game.

　　The main draw of the Snooker Northern Ireland Open, which will be held from October 16-23, is the fourth ranking match of the season.

In the opening match of the 2022-2023 season (Champions League Ranking Match Edition), 5 members of the Chinese Legion entered the top 8. Although Lu Ning, who entered the final, failed to win the championship, the Chinese Legion still showed strong overall strength.

　　In the European Masters that ended a week ago, a total of 13 Chinese players advanced to the main competition (3 of them withdrew due to visa reasons). In the end, 7 entered the top 32, 4 advanced to the top 16, and 2 advanced to the top 8. None people into the top 4.

　　The British Open, to be played from September 26 to October 2, is the third ranking match of the season.

In the British Open qualifying round that ended in mid-July, the 28-player Chinese Legion set a new high for the number of participants in the ranking competition.

17 Chinese players, including Ding Junhui, advanced to the main match, and 6 players, including TOP16 players Zhao Xintong and Yan Bingtao, will participate in the postponed qualifying round. Therefore, 23 Chinese players will appear during the British Open main match.

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