On January 24, 2022, Beijing time, the snooker single-time limited time game came to an end, in the final, the world's eighth-ranked Mark Williams lost 0-71 to Iran's Hussein Wafi, missed the championship, Mark Williams failed to write a new history, the world's top 16 players still did not qualify for the single limited time championship. After the game, Mark Williams generously congratulated Hussein Wafi, who he thought was a good kick-off, but Wafi played really well, congratulating him on winning his first tournament and paying tribute to him.
On the last matchday of the single-time limited time tournament, from the third round to the final, only one Chinese player participated, that is, Liang Wenbo, who first defeated Lin Shanfeng 37-35 and then defeated Oliver Lanes 56-28 in the fourth round. In the crucial quarter-finals, Liang Wenbo withstood the pressure and eliminated Mark Allen 56-21 to reach the final four. Unfortunately, in the semi-finals, facing Hussein Wafi, Liang Wenbo lost the black ball at the point when he was about to overtake the point, and Hussein Wafi won with a single shot of 54 points to advance to the final.
Iran's Hussein Wafi showed great competitive form, scoring a single 123 points in the first round of the tournament, which was the highest single score of the tournament, and with this shot, Hussein Wafi received a single-shot maximum prize of £5,000. Defeating Alan Taylor, Michael Georgwu, Daniel Womersley and Liang Wenbo, Hussein Wafi advanced to the final.
The final opponent was Mark Williams, a world-ranked top 16 player. For Mark Williams, this is a great opportunity to make new history, and if he wins, he will become the first player in the world top 16 to win a single-time championship. Unfortunately, he met the fiery Hussein Wafi, mark Williams tee shot is actually no problem, but Hussein Wafi managed to find a breakthrough, playing a single 71 points, with 5 minutes left in the game, Mark Williams directly conceded defeat.
A new winner was born in the single-time limited time trial, Hussein Wafi, the first ranking title of his career and the 70th ranking champion in snooker history. In the history of single-time limited time competitions, the top 16 players in the world ranking still have no chance of winning the championship, on the one hand, the top masters do not pay much attention to this event, on the other hand, the game is very variable, and it is particularly important to play on the spot.
Although he lost the final, Mark Williams generously congratulated Hussein Waffy: I think I played well on this red ball, but he played really well with this red ball, and after playing this single shot under pressure and winning the first tournament title, I want to pay tribute to him. Hussein Wafi won the championship prize of 50,000 pounds, the world ranking rose from 42nd to 23rd, soared 19 places at once, and with the highest point bonus in a single shot, he is undoubtedly the biggest winner of this competition!