On January 28, 2022, Beijing time, the snooker German Masters ended the second day of the main competition, the four world champions appeared on this match day, Selby, Sean Murphy, Trump won successively, 52-year-old Ken Dahdi was out, he was reversed by Sam Craig with a 2-0 lead. There were also 5 Chinese players on the scene, Fan Zhengyi, Yan Bingtao, Zhao Xintong successfully passed the pass, and Lu Haotian and Zhou Yuelong were eliminated.
On the first day of the main competition, the upset became the main theme, and world champions Mark Williams and Neil Robertson were out one after another. Entering the second match day, four more world champions made it to Mark Selby to beat Barry Pinchis 5-0 to advance to the round of 16. Sean Murphy won four straight sets with a 2-0 deficit before his opponent, Kurt Maflin, then scored a single 122 and 66 points to drag the game into the decider, and in the final moments, it was Sean Murphy who advanced 5-4.
Trump received a retirement gift in the first round, and in the second round, facing Zhou Yuelong, Trump opened up his firepower, played a hundred and three 50+, swept Zhou Yuelong 5-0, and advanced to the quarterfinals first. The three world champions, Selby, Sean Murphy and Trump, won on this matchday, and Ken Dahdi, 52, was out on this matchday.
Although Ken Dachdi is also a world champion, his competitive form is not as good as before, and it is not easy to break into the main competition of the German Masters. Facing Sam Craig in the first round of the regular season, Ken Dahdi led 2-0, 3-2, but then lost three consecutive sets, and lost 56-57 in the seventh set, which was too demoralizing, and Ken Dahdi eventually lost 3-5 to the opponent and missed the round of 16. Sam Craig hit two-shot 136 points and was in pretty good form on offense.
There were also five Chinese players on this match day, the first round of the main match, Fan Zhengyi eliminated Hayfield, the score was 5-2, Yan Bingtao eliminated David Gilbert 5-3, Fan Zhengyi and Yan Bingtao joined hands to advance to the round of 16. In the second round of the main tournament, Zhao Xintong defeated Tom Ford 5-1, becoming the first Chinese player to reach the quarterfinals. Lu Haotian and Zhou Yuelong stopped on this matchday, Lu Haotian lost 1-5 to Mark Allen, suffered a round of travel, Zhou Yuelong lost 0-5 to Trump, missed the quarterfinals.
Overall, the Chinese players performed well, Zhao Xintong advanced to the quarterfinals against Trump, Yan Bingtao and Fan Zhengyi will also launch an attack on the top eight seats. Obviously, Trump and Selby are the favorites to win the championship, compared to the personal state, Zhao Xintong and Yan Bingtao also have the opportunity to impact the championship, let us wait and see!