On February 16, 2022, the Snooker Welsh Open continued, and China's post-90s star Lu Ning played a stable role, and finally eliminated the big grinding king Li 4-2. Walker, who became the first Chinese player to enter the main tournament, the pace of the two is slower, And Lu Ning's comprehensive strength is even better, according to the rules of the World Taiwan Federation, only one round of qualification is now required, and the main tournament will not be held until next month.
The Welsh Open was the final leg of the homegrown series, with the defending champion being Jordan. Brown, who defeated O'Sullivan last year to win the first ranking tournament of his career and won 80,000 pounds in prize money, the best result of the Chinese player is the championship, Ding Junhui defeated Selby in the final, some players' qualification matches were played during the main tournament, Ding Junhui played a derby battle against the youngster Gao Yang in the first round.
The 27-year-old Lu Ning once reached the final four of the British Championship to become famous, and later he had a good performance in the part of the ranking competition, this season in the British Open, Lu Ning advanced to the quarterfinals, but unfortunately failed to move on, some time ago in the Champions League, Lu Ning and Joe. Perry caused controversy, and later Ronin also publicly apologized, which was hotly discussed by many fans, and in the latest edition of the world rankings, Ronin was ranked 30th.
The opponent is 46-year-old Lee. Walker, ranked 87th in the world, after Alberton retired, Lee. Walker became the number one grinder, often taking more than 30 seconds on average, and many players were not quite accustomed to his rhythm of the game, but Ronin's style was similar to Lee's. Walker is still relatively close, the qualifiers 7 innings and 4 wins, there is a certain degree of contingency, easy to break out of the cold, depending on the contestants' impromptu performance.
In the first inning, Ronin scored a single 57 points to turn into defense, lee. Walker made a mistake, Ronin started again, played a single 68 points to take the lead, and in the second set both sides made mistakes, Lee. Walton won the fight 77-35, and in the third set Lee lee. Walker scored a single 45 points to interrupt the offense, and Ronin seized the opportunity to shoot a single 81 points to take the lead, and then Lee Lee scored a single shot to take the lead. Not to be outdone, Walker scored a single 93-point equaliser.
After returning from halftime, Lu ning took the initiative through a high-quality defense, won 67-1 with a steady and steady play, won the match point 3-2, and won the sixth set Lee. Walker scored a red goal but failed to connect the attack, and Ronin sealed the victory 68-1, and finally eliminated Lee 4-2. Walker advanced to the main tournament.
The rhythm of both of them in this qualifier is OK, Lu Ning won two consecutive rounds to advance to the main game, the average shot time is 25.6 seconds, Lee Walker 29.1 seconds, whether it is Lu Ning, or Lee Walker, have been criticized by the World Taiwan Federation for being too slow to play, especially Lee Walker, and even sometimes reach about 40 seconds, this time he and Lu Ning are still relatively relaxed, not too slow.