On February 3, 2022, Beijing time, the first day of the snooker Turkish Masters qualifiers, China's Famous Xiao Guodong won 3 consecutive sets after falling behind 2-4, reversing Xu Si 5-4 and advancing to the main tournament. In addition, Ronin won five straight sets in the derby to sweep Repefan 5-0. Pang Junxu, Browning, Zhao Jianbo, Zhang Anda and other Chinese players were all out of the first round of the qualifiers, and world champion Ken Dahdi was also eliminated 3-5.
The Turkish Masters are divided into qualifiers and main matches, the qualifiers only play one round, the winner can get the main tournament seat, the qualifiers use a 9-set 5-win system, the competition is very fierce. On the first match day, a number of Chinese players appeared, including two Chinese derby matches. Ronin played well, shooting a four-shot 60+ to sweep Repefan 5-0 and easily qualify for the main tournament.
Famous players Xiao Guodong and Xu Si played 9 full sets, Xiao Guodong once fell behind 2-4, but he won 3 consecutive sets in the last moment, reversed Xu Si 5-4, and advanced to the main game. In the whole game, Xiao Guodong played four 50+, Xu Si played one hundred, two 50+, and both played quite well. In addition to Lei Peifan and Xu Si losing in the derby and missing the main game, there are also a number of Chinese players who have been eliminated.
Anda Led 3-1, 4-3, but lost two consecutive sets in the final moments to beat Matthew Celt 4-5. Zhao Jianbo lost 2-5 to seeded Stephen Maguire, and Browning came off the bench as an amateur, but he lost 2-5 to Jordan Brown, missing out again. Youngster Pang Junxu shot a five-shot 50+ and still lost 4-5 to Alan Hill, regrettably out. The performance of the Chinese players on the first match day was indeed not ideal.
In other competitions, world champion Ken Dahdi lost 3-5 to Anthony Hamilton and unfortunately missed the regular race. Ashley Hegel eliminated Highfield 5-2. David Grace eliminated Peter Lanes 5-2. Martin O'Denaire eliminated Michael Judge 5-1. Lisovsky shot a two-shot 100 and a three-shot 50+ to eliminate David Liri 5-1. Zach Shurtti eliminated Mark King 5-1, which was also a small underdog.
On the second matchday, no Chinese players played, and seeded anthony McGill appeared against Jamie Clarke, David Gilbert against Andy Hicks. Overall, there are not many highlights on the second match day of the qualifiers, and I wish you all the best luck!