China News Service, Beijing, September 29th. On the morning of the 29th, Beijing time, the 2022 British Open snooker ended the first round of the main competition and the 8 games in the second round. Four Chinese players, including Ding Junhui, were in the first round. After passing the test, Lu Haotian advanced to the second round.

So far, the number of players in the top 32 of the Chinese legion has increased to 11, and Lu Haotian has become the first Chinese player to advance to the top 16 in this tournament.

　　In the 2022 British Open Snooker, a total of 28 Chinese players, including 3 players from Hong Kong, China, signed up for the competition, setting a new high for the number of Chinese troops participating in the snooker ranking competition.

After the qualifying round, 19 Chinese players advanced to the main competition.

In the previous day's competition, 7 of the 10 Chinese players advanced to the top 32.

In the third day of the competition on the 28th local time, another 9 Chinese players appeared in the first round of the competition, of which 4 were successfully promoted, and 5 were unfortunately stopped.

　　For Chinese fans, the biggest attraction of the day's event is undoubtedly the performance of Ding Junhui, the "first brother" of Chinese billiards.

It is gratifying that Ding Junhui, who made his third appearance this season, continued his good form for the past two months. Facing England veteran Joe Perry, Ding Junhui scored 4 times with a good score of 50+ in a single stroke. :1 easily defeated the opponent and gained three consecutive victories this season, which is also the first victory in the main game (the first two wins are qualifying matches).

　　As another TOP16 (top 16 in the world) player among Chinese players, Yan Bingtao, the representative of China's "post-00s" snooker, ushered in a Chinese derby.

Facing Hong Kong player Li Junwei, Yan Bingtao felt hot and shot 90+ in 1 and 50+ in 3 consecutive rounds, winning 4:0 to advance.

The other two Chinese players who won the first round were Xu Si, 24, and Zhao Jianbo, a teenager born in 2003.

Among them, Xu Si won the World Snooker Annual Best Newcomer Award in 2018.

　　Afterwards, there were 8 games in the second round of the main tournament. The Chinese players had a poor record. Only 1 player made the cut. 24-year-old Beijing player Lv Haotian swept Scotland player Ross Muir 4-0. , the latter just reversed and eliminated Chinese player Chen Zifan in the first round; Lu Ning, Xiao Guodong, Cao Yupeng and Chang Bingyu all lost to their opponents and missed the top 16.

　　So far, a total of 11 Chinese players have entered the top 32 in this British Open, and Lu Haotian has become the first Chinese player to advance to the top 16.

　　On the fourth day of the 2022 British Open Snooker, there will be another 8 games in the second round of the main match. Six Chinese players, including the three ranking champions Ding Junhui, Zhao Xintong and Yan Bingtao, will play again to compete for the top 16. seats.

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