In the second round of the World Snooker German Masters, which just ended on January 29, 2022, Beijing time, the powerful Ryan Day easily defeated Sam Craig with 102, 51, 50 and 59 points to successfully advance. In the other two games that ended in the same time period, Mark Allen went all out with a single shot of 118, 116 and 99 points to beat Sean Murphy 5-3 to advance to the quarterfinals. Although Selby, the world number one, blasted out 119 and 50 points, he still lost 4-5 to China's Yan Bingtao and was out of the game.
Ryan Day fires 5-1 bloodbath Craig
In the match between Ryan Day and Cregie, Ryan Day performed very well, and he did not even give his opponents many chances in the game. In the first set, Ryan Day took a 1-0 lead by winning the set 85:25 on several occasions. In the second set, Ryan Day blasted out 51 points to take a 2-0 lead with a 69-0 clean sheet from Craig. In the third set, Ryan Day scored 50 points and 97-0 to take a 3-0 lead over Craig. In the fourth set, Ryan Day scored 102 points to continue to keep a clean sheet Cretch to take a 4-0 lead while taking the match point directly. In the fifth set, Cregie won the set 70-32 to trail Ryan Day 1-4. In the sixth set, Ryan Day scored 59 points to win the game 94-0 to make it 5-1 to bloody Craig to advance.
Allen beat Murphy 5-3 to advance
In the match between Allen and Murphy, Allen's performance was also very good, and Murphy lost the game only because the opponent was too strong. In the first set, Allen blasted a single shot of 118 points to win the game 119-15 to take a 1-0 lead. In the second set, Murphy scored 58 points to make the score 76-7 and color to a 1-1 draw. In the third set, Murphy single-handedly scored 63 points to win the set 87-20 to give Allen a 2-1 lead. In the fourth set, Allen scored 116 points to win the game 116-7 to draw 2-2 with Murphy. In the fifth set, Allen scored 99 points and won the set 100-0 to win Murphy 3-2. In the sixth set, Allen won the set 75-30 to lead Murphy 4-2 to get the match point. In the seventh inning, Murphy scored 85 points to win the set 85-22 and trailed Allen 3-4. In the eighth set, Allen staged a one-set comeback 73:63 and beat Murphy 5-3 to advance to the quarterfinals.
Yan Bingtao reversed the selby 5-4 to advance to the quarterfinals
In the match between Selby and Yan Bingtao, although Yan Bingtao was once in the lead, the difference in the level of possession still made him miss the victory of the game. In the first set, Selby took a 1-0 lead with a 92-0 clean sheet after several starts. In the second set, Selby scored 17 points and Yan Bingtao scored 87 points to win the set 87-1 with Selby. In the third set, Yan Bingtao scored 57 points to win the game 102:33 to take a 2-1 lead over Selby. In the fourth set, Selby scored 50 points to win the set 91-4 and then drew 2-2 with Yan Bingtao. In the fifth set, Selby finally played a fiery state, single-handed blast 119 points 119:10 to win the set 3-2 lead Yan Bingtao. In the sixth set, Selby scored 57 points 109:4 to win the set to take a 4-2 lead over Yan Bingtao and get the match point. In the seventh set, Yan Bingtao single-handedly scored 95 points and won the set 120:6 to trail Selby 3-4. In the eighth set, Yan Bingtao won the match 64:45 and thus drew 4-4 with Selby to usher in a double match point. In the ninth set, Yan Bingtao scored 69 points 74:47 to win the set 5-4 reverse Selby to advance.