China News Service, Beijing, October 31st. In the early morning of October 31st, Beijing time, the 2022 Snooker England Open qualifying round ended on the last day of the competition, and two more Chinese players advanced, making it a part of the main competition of this Open. The number of Chinese players increased to 13.
A total of 7 Chinese players appeared that day, with 2 wins and 5 losses.
In a "China Derby", Xu Si, who is also 24, defeated Zhou Yuelong, who had just won the runner-up of the Northern Ireland Open, 4:2; Barry Pinches.
However, Lu Haotian, Li Xing, Zhang Jiankang, and Hong Kong player Li Junwei all lost the qualifying round.
So far, the qualifying matches for the England Open have all ended, and 13 players from the Chinese Army have entered the main match.
In the first 5 days of the event, 11 Chinese players, including Chinese billiards "first brother" Ding Junhui, have successfully advanced.
Among them, Ding Junhui performed bravely on the third day of the qualifying round, breaking 100 with a single stroke for 3 consecutive rounds, and swept England player Ian Burns with a big score of 4:0.
A total of 27 Chinese players, including 3 players from Hong Kong, China, have signed up for the 2022 English Open Snooker.
Because Liang Wenbo was temporarily suspended before the game, 26 people finally participated in the qualifying.
Among them, Zhao Xintong and Yan Bingtao, who are ranked in the top 16 in the world, and Hong Kong star Fu Jiajun, who is facing the wild card players, will all participate in the postponed qualifying matches during the main match. Therefore, during the main match of this England Open (December 12- 18), 16 Chinese players will appear.
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