In the first round of the World Snooker German Masters, which ended on January 27, 2022, Beijing time, China's Zhou Yuelong defeated the powerful McGill 5-2 with a single shot of 96 points, 74 points and 67 points to reach the round of 16. In the other two games that ended in the same time period, Karen Wilson advanced to the third round with a 5-1 bloodbath of Jimmy Robertson with 117, 58, 64 and 94 points. China's Zhang Anda, despite scoring 70, 55 and 95 points, lost 3-5 to Luka Brechel, who scored 120, 129 and 71 points, and missed the round of 16.
Zhou Yuelong beat McGill 5-2
In the match between Zhou Yuelong and McGill, Zhou Yuelong played a high-quality game as soon as he came up. In the first set, McGill scored the first 38 points and made a mistake, and then Zhou Yuelong single-handedly blasted 96 points to win the set 96-38 to take a 1-0 lead. In the second set, McGill scored a penalty point, and Zhou Yuelong single-handedly scored 74 points to win the set 74-1 to take a 2-0 lead. In the third set, Zhou Yuelong single-handedly scored 67 points to win the game 83:10 to take a 3-0 lead over McGill. In the fourth set, McGill scored 69 points and 73:1 to win the set to trail Zhou Yuelong 1-3. In the fifth set, Zhou Yuelong won the set 62:35 to take a 4-1 lead over McGill. In the sixth set, McGill won 70:1 to leave Zhou Yuelong 2-4 behind. In the seventh set, Zhou Yuelong won the round 79:40 to defeat McGill 5-2 to advance to the round of 16.
Wilson fired at full force to wash Robertson 5-1 in blood
In the match between Wilson and Jimmy Robertson, Wilson subdued his opponent with a strong performance. In the opening set, Wilson single-handedly blasted 58 points and took a 1-0 lead with a 84-0 clean sheet. In the second set, Wilson scored a 64-pointer and won another set 65-26 to give Robertson a 2-0 lead. In the third set, Wilson won the game 73:51 after several starts to take a 3-0 lead over Robertson. In the fourth set, Robertson finally found a little bit of form, shooting 52 points to win the game 87-26 to fall behind Wilson 1-3. In the fifth set, Robertson made a mistake after scoring just 25 points, and Wilson single-handedly blasted 94 points to win the game 94-25 to lead Robertson 4-1 to win the match point. In the sixth inning, Wilson single-handedly struck a 117-point clean sheet against his opponent to eliminate Robertson 5-1 to advance to the third round of the German Masters.
Brechel eliminated Anda 5-3 to advance to the second round
In the match between Brechel and Zhang Anda, Brechel's form remained very good. In the first set, Zhang Anda scored a point and made a mistake, and Brechel single-handedly scored 71 points to win the game 71-1 to take a 1-0 lead. In the second set, Zhang Anda won the game 75:57 after several starts, thus drawing 1-1 with Brechel. In the third set, Brechel won the game 61-24 to give a 2-1 lead over Anda. In the fourth inning, Brechel single-handedly blasted a 129-point clean sheet to establish a 3-1 lead. In the fifth set, Anda anda picked up form, blasting out 70 and 55 runs with a single shot and winning the game 125-0 to determine a 2-3 trail behind Brechel. In the sixth set, Brechel scored 38 points and made a mistake, and Zhang Anda single-handedly blasted 95 points to win the game 95:38 to draw Brechel 3-3. After entering the seventh set, Brechel was in a ferocious state, scoring 120 points and then winning the game 124-1 to lead Anda 4-3 to get the match point. In the eighth set, Brechel won the game 67:26 to eliminate Anda Zhang 5-3.