China News Service, Yushan, Jiangxi, March 19 (Reporter Wang Zumin and Jiang Tao) The 2024 Snooker World Open kicked off the first day of competition in Yushan, Jiangxi on the 18th. The 16-year-old Chinese teenager Wang Xinbo, who participated as a wild card, won two games in one day. , unexpectedly advanced to the top 64.

Chinese famous players Ding Junhui and Zhang Anda also won the postponed qualifying matches, bringing the number of Chinese players who have advanced to the top 64 of this World Open to 16.

　　On that day, Chinese "post-00s" player Yuan Sijun and professional newcomer Long Zehuang won the 64-to-32 round. Together with Fan Zhengyi, who "lost the win" due to his opponent's withdrawal, three members of the Chinese Legion have entered this competition. The top 32 of the tournament.

　　The 2024 Snooker World Open qualifying tournament was held in January this year, and 13 Chinese players advanced to the main draw.

Ding Junhui (9th) and Zhang Anda (12th), the highest ranked Chinese players in the world, as well as defending champion Trump, last year's World Championship champion Brecher and four Chinese players with wild cards participated during the main competition. Participate in the deferred qualifying tournament (64 out of 128, best of 9 games).

　　Ding Junhui's opponent in the postponed qualifying match was England player Zach Schulti.

Ding Junhui got off to a bad start in this campaign, losing two games in a row.

Fortunately, he stabilized his position in time and took the lead 4-2 after winning 4 consecutive games.

　　In the seventh game, Schulti launched a strong counterattack, not only saving a match point, but also scoring the first single stroke of 147 in his career.

But Ding Junhui refused to be upset and secured the victory 5-3 after another victory.

　　In another postponed qualifying match, this season's international championship champion Zhang Andal defeated Scotland's Alan Taylor with the same score of 5-3.

　　Among the players who advanced to the top 64 that day, the most surprising one was 16-year-old Wang Xinbo.

The teenager from Liaoning first defeated his younger brother Wang Xinzhong 5-1 in the wild card round. In the evening, he defeated England's Matthew Salter, ranked 26th in the world, 5-4 in the postponed qualifying match. The Chinese Legion has added another main draw seat in this event.

　　In the 64-to-32 round that day, 4 members of the Chinese Legion played, with 2 wins and 2 losses.

In a "China Derby", professional newcomer Long Zehuang defeated last year's World Championship semi-finalist Si Jiahui 5-2, and Yuan Sijun defeated Indian player Ishpreet Singh Chadha 5-3.

　　In addition to Si Jiahui, another Chinese player who stopped in the top 64 was Xu Si. He lost to world No. 6 Sean Murphy 3-5.

　　The World Open will continue with 64-to-32 rounds on the 19th. On that day, Ding Junhui and Liu Hongyu, Zhou Yuelong and Wu Yize, and He Guoqiang and Wang Xinbo will bring three "Chinese Derbys".

"Rocket" O'Sullivan, who tops the world rankings and has won five championships this season, will face Welsh player Michael White that night.

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