On February 4, 2022, Beijing time, the snooker Champions League entered the championship day, the bottom of the ranking Zhao Xintong expected the Jedi to fight back, and Yan Bingtao once again again against the powerful Higgins, want to compete for the championship, first of all, to reach the top four of the group, from the performance and results of the first matchday, the three Chinese players have the possibility of being out at the same time.
On the first match day, Liang Wenbo, Zhao Xintong and Yan Bingtao each won one victory. Liang Wenbo scored a single 83 and 66 points to sweep Scott Donaldson 3-0, who was Ding Junhui's nemesis, but there was no resistance in front of Liang Wenbo. Zhao Xintong defeated Yan Bingtao in the derby, the score was 3-2, but he lost to Higgins and Bingham. Yan Bingtao defeated Liang Wenbo in the derby, but he lost to Bingham and Zhao Xintong.
Three Chinese players went all out to attack the championship, but the first matchday actually formed a containment, no one can get more than two wins, the situation is very unfavorable, especially Zhao Xintong, who is currently at the bottom of the ranking and faces out. However, Zhao Xintong has the strength and confidence of the Jedi counterattack, and the last three games against Liang Wenbo, Graeme Dort and Scott Donaldson have a chance to win all and rank in the top four.
Yan Bingtao temporarily ranked third, the advantage is more wins, the last three rounds against Scott Donaldson, Graeme Dort and Higgins, the focus of the battle is of course against Higgins again, want to be in the top four of the group, Yan Bingtao also has to strive for three wins. The most difficult to break through is actually Liang Wenbo, who will face Zhao Xintong, Bingham and Higgins in the last three rounds, each game is a hard battle, and the promotion is very difficult.
In addition to the Champions League, the snooker Turkish Masters qualifiers are also underway, the second matchday is relatively flat, no Chinese players appear, the only seeded player to appear is Anthony McGill, who eliminated Jamie Clark 5-3 to advance to the main tournament. The famous David Gilbert lost 4-5 to Andy Hicks, and the decider was played to the stage of black ball competition, and David Gilbert lost 63-65, which was a bad shot.
On the third matchday, Li Xing and Fan Zhengyi started a derby, Tian Pengfei played against Alan Taylor, Cao Yupeng against Ryan Dai, and Zhou Yuelong against Wahdi. In addition, two seeded players appeared, Mark Williams against women's snooker Evans, Luka Brechel against Peter Devlin, good luck to all the players!