On January 27, 2022, the Snooker German Masters continued, with two big upsets in the first round, Robertson and Maguire out of the first round, and world champion Robertson lost 3-5 to the post-80s star Richie. Walton, Maguire lost 2-5 to Tom. Forde, after winning the Masters, Robertson was expected by outside fans, but his performance was not ideal, and he only won once in one shot.
Robertson ranked fourth in the world, just this year's Masters he defeated Hawkins, won the sixth three major championships of his career, and expressed his hope to achieve good results at the World Championships, hoping to have a better performance next, the first round of the German Masters against Richie. Wharton, who is ranked 25th in the world, has won the ranking tournament three times in his career, but has not achieved results for a long time.
The German Masters won 9 innings and 5 wins in the first round, Robertson was out of form in the first set, and multiple offensive mistakes gave the opponent a big gift, Richie. Wharton took the lead 70-1, Robertson scored a single 76-pointer to equalize 80-40 in the second set, and Richie in the third set. Wharton played several times to win the fight 72-8, and robertson did not want to show weakness and grabbed Richie. Walton made simple mistakes and played steadily to equalize at 85-23.
Back at halftime, Richie. Wharton didn't score and Robertson took a 68-0 lead as Ritchie took the lead in the sixth inning. Wharton scored a single 71 points also in color, and in the seventh robertson scored a single 47 points to interrupt the offense, and Richie. Wharton hit a single shot of 79 points to win another set, and In the eighth Ritchie. Walton scored through the longstand, blasting a single shot of 124 points to end the game, winning three consecutive games to eliminate Robertson 5-3 to advance.
Not only Robertson, but also the tenth Maguire in the world also broke out in the first round and lost to Tom. Forde, Maguire's results this season have been poor, and many times in the first round have focused on participation, and if he continues his current performance, it is only a matter of time before he falls out of the top sixteen.
After the game started, Maguire came up and blasted a single shot of 135 points, but then he also made a lot of mistakes, did not play a smooth attack, but Tom. Ford was hot in the hand, shooting 88 points, 81 points, 76 points, 53 points, winning four consecutive sets 4-1 to get match points, and then Maguire won the fight 70-47 to save a match point, Tom. Forde blasted a single shot of 104 points to end the game.
On the first day, three of the world's top ten were out in the first round, and in addition to Robertson and Maguire, there was also world champion Mark. Williams lost 3-5 to Zhao Xintong, but Zhao Xintong defeated Uncle Ma Many fans have long predicted, indeed since winning the British Championship championship, Zhao Xintong's ranking has risen to ninth, and it is normal for the two to win, but Robertson will be eliminated when he comes up, which is indeed somewhat unexpected.