China News Service, Beijing, February 2 (Xinhua) -- On the morning of the 2nd, Beijing time, there was good news again at the 2024 German Snooker Masters. Two Chinese "post-00s" players Fan Zhengyi and Si Jiahui advanced to the top 8.
The fourth day of the German Masters is a one-day double match. In the first 32-to-16 final round, Fan Zhengyi defeated Indian player Ishpreet Singh Chadha 5-2, and competed with the three Chinese players Yuan Sijun and Sri Lanka who were the first to advance the day before. Jiahui and Xu Si join forces in the top 16.
In the subsequent 16-to-8 round, Si Jiahui and Yuan Sijun brought a "Chinese Derby". In this campaign, Si Jiahui was in good condition, getting off to a perfect start with 3-0, and took the lead in getting the match point with 4-1. After Yuan Sijun saved two match points, Si Jiahui "stopped the loss" in time and won 5-3.
In the early morning of the 2nd, Beijing time, Fan Zhengyi appeared again. Facing England's Tom Ford, who is ranked 18th in the world, Fan Zhengyi turned the tide after falling behind 0-2. After winning 3 consecutive games, he overtook the score 3-2 and finally secured the victory 5-3. Joined hands with Si Jiahui to advance to the top 8.
After Yan Bingtao, China's first "post-00" ranking tournament champion, was suspended, Fan Zhengyi and Si Jiahui can be said to be the current leaders of the "post-00" snooker field in China. In the 2022 European Masters final, Fan Zhengyi became famous with a 10-9 victory over the world's number one "Rocket" O'Sullivan. Si Jiahui contributed his highlight moment in last season's World Championships - he participated in the main draw of the World Championships for the first time and broke into the top four in one fell swoop, becoming the youngest player in the top four snooker World Championships this century.
Another Chinese player Xu Si unfortunately stopped in the top 16. In the postponed qualifying round and the 32-to-16 round of this event, Xu Sijun came back from 0 to 3 adversity to defeat world No. 6 Sean Murphy and 2006 World Championship champion Graeme respectively. · Dortmund has become the biggest "dark horse" in the first three days of this event. But this time facing England's Sam Craigie, ranked 50th in the world, Xu Si failed to continue his previous form and feel and was eliminated 4-5.
At this point, all the top 8 players of the 2024 German Snooker Masters have been produced. In the quarter-finals, Fan Zhengyi and Si Jiahui will face world number 10 Karen Wilson and world number 19 Ryan Day respectively. The other two quarter-finals will be between John Higgins and Judd Trump, and Ali Carter and Sam Craigie. (over)