Beijing time on January 29 news, 2022 snooker German Masters, Fan Zhengyi defeated Andrew Higginson 5-3, into the quarterfinals, becoming the biggest dark horse in this competition. In the world rankings, Fan Zhengyi only ranked 82nd, and now for the first time in the ranking round of 8, making history. After the game, Fan Zhengyi was very excited and forgot to shake hands with the referee for a while.
In the first round, Fan Zhengyi faced Liam Hayfield and won 5-2. Among them, Fan Zhengyi blasted out a single shot of 134 points!
Now in the second round, Fan Zhengyi's opponent is Andrew Higginson, this battle, the two sides alternately lead, Fan Zhengyi scored a single shot 57 points first, and then, Andrew Higginson equalized, the big score 1-1!
In the third set, Fan Zheng scored a single shot of 60 points to lead 2-1. Andrew Higginson then equalised, 2-2! In the fifth set, Fan Zheng scored a single shot of 71 points to lead 3-2. Andrew Higginson scored 85 points again in color, 3-3!
In the next two sets, Fan Zhengyi shot a single 104 points and 78 points to win.
Fan Zhengyi became the biggest dark horse in this competition, and as a young player born in 2001, he is now in the quarterfinals.
In fact, Fan Zheng was very famous when he was a child, and was known as a "billiard prodigy"! In 2009, 8-year-old Fan Zhengyi even came to the door to challenge Ding Junhui, in the Ding Junhui's club, Fan Zheng said that his idol was O'Sullivan, in a word, amused everyone in the ballroom.
But since then, Fan Zhengyi's development has not been smooth, and after becoming an adult, Fan Zhengyi has been the first round of travel in many competitions. In the world ranking, Fan Zhengyi only ranked 82nd. Today, he is a top 8 player in the German Masters. And, this is the first time he has reached the top 8 of the ranking competition, making personal history, remarkable!
It can be said that after Ding Junhui, more and more young Chinese snooker players have emerged, including Zhao Xintong and Yan Bingtao, who have won three major championships. Unfortunately, Ding Junhui himself sank, and the 34-year-old had not won the championship for a long time. Now, the fans' expectations for Ding Junhui are not the championship, but try not to encounter the first round.