On January 28, 2022, Beijing time, the snooker German Masters ended the second day of the main tournament, and four players took the lead in advancing to the quarterfinals. Zhao Xintong is in excellent form, eliminating Tom Ford 5-1, and he will face Trump in the quarter-finals, who beat Zhou Yuelong 5-0. Luka Brechel, who is ranked 16th in the world, failed to continue his strength, losing 2-5 to Richie Wharton and leaving the game in the cold.
On the second matchday of the main match, the last seven matches of the first round were all over, the Chinese players won 2 and lost 1, Yan Bingtao shot a four-shot 50+ to eliminate David Gilbert 5-3, and the winning Yan Bingtao will face world number one Mark Selby in the second round, who won 5-0 against Barry Pinchis. Fan Zhengyi eliminated Highfield 5-2 in the next round against Andrew Higginson. Lu Haotian lost 1-5 to Mark Allen, who will face Sean Murphy in the second round.
World champion Sean Murphy fought nine innings to narrowly beat Kurt Maflin 5-4, and throughout the match, Sean Murphy scored a one-shot breaker and two shots of 60+, and the decider locked up the victory with a single 67 points. In addition, Ryan Day eliminated Sankham 5-2 and in the second round against Sam Craig, who eliminated Ken Dahdi 5-3.
Then, the second round of the main round was fully played, and the four games in the first half of the zone were completed. Zhao Xintong, who is in hot form this season, continues to be strong, facing Tom Ford, Zhao Xintong felt average in the first three sets, but led 2-1. After that, Zhao Xintong found the offensive state and played a single shot of 94 points, 80 points, and 92 points, and he completely suppressed the opponent and won 5-1.
Zhao Xintong, who advanced to the quarterfinals, will face Trump in the quarterfinals, who is also hot, facing Zhou Yuelong, Trump has played a single 130 points, 70 points, 55 points, 50 points, swept Zhou Yuelong 5-0, and easily advanced to the quarterfinals. In addition, Luka Brechel, who is ranked 16th in the world, failed to continue his strength, and he lost 2-5 to Richie Wharton and was upset. Missing out on the quarter-finals also means that Luka Brechel cannot surpass Yan Bingtao after this competition, and the world ranking will remain at 16th.
The final match of the matchday was Karen Wilson's 5-4 elimination of Stadman. Throughout the match, Karen Wilson was average, only shooting two 80+, he fell behind 0-2, 2-3, 3-4, but won two consecutive sets in the last minute to reverse the promotion 5-4. The winning Karen Wilson will face Richie Wharton in the quarter-finals.
So far, after the end of the first two matchdays, the quarterfinals have been born with 4 seats, belonging to Trump, Zhao Xintong, Karen Wilson and Rich Walton. I hope that Zhao Xintong will continue to work hard and strive to find a breakthrough in Trump and launch an attack on the champion again!