Data map: Ding Junhui.

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　　China News Agency, Beijing, February 22. On the morning of the 22nd Beijing time, the second day of the 2023 Snooker Players Championship ended. Chinese player Zhou Yuelong lost to Karen Wilson 2:6, stopping the first round.

The famous Chinese billiard player Ding Junhui will usher in a crucial battle in the third day of the event.

　　The Snooker Players Championship is a ranking competition that only players who rank among the top 16 in the world in a single season can participate. Chinese players Ding Junhui and Zhou Yuelong are shortlisted for this season's Players Championship as the 6th and 14th in the season respectively.

　　On the second day of the Players Championship, the first round continued. Zhou Yuelong took the lead to face Karen Wilson, the famous English player known as the "strongest post-90s generation".

　　At the beginning of this campaign, Zhou Yuelong still had the strength to parry, and quickly equalized when he fell behind 0:1 in the first game.

However, the reputation of "the strongest post-90s" was well-deserved, and they won consecutive 4 rounds, entered the match point first with 5:1, and finally won 6:2, advancing strongly to the top 8.

　　A total of 4 1/8 finals were played that day.

Among them, Selby and Trump, who ranked second and fifth in the world, were respectively eliminated by Grand Slam winner Murphy and this season's German Masters champion Ali Carter.

So far, this Players Championship has produced 6 top 8 seats, namely Karen Wilson, Murphy, Ali Carter, Milkins, and Joe O'Connor and Ryan Day who were the first to advance on the first day.

　　On the third day of the 2023 Snooker Players Championship, the last two games of the first round will be held. Chinese star Ding Junhui will compete with Scottish Open champion Gary Wilson for a spot in the quarterfinals. very important.

　　This season's World Snooker Championship will be held in April, and only the top 16 players in the world can qualify for the direct match.

Currently, the world rankings of Gary Wilson and Ding Junhui are both outside the 16th place, and they are the main competitors for the TOP16 seat.

For Ding Junhui, who is ranked behind Gary Wilson in the world, he should win this campaign with all his strength, otherwise he is very likely to miss the World Championships again.

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