In the world snooker Villette Open qualifier, which just ended on February 17, 2022, Beijing time, Brechel lost 2-4 to veteran MacLeod and was upset. In the other two games that ended in the same time period, China's Lu Haotian, although he exploded a good performance of 112 points, he still lost 3-4 to veteran Hamilton Hamilton, who scored 105 and 71 points, and did not qualify for the main tournament. Iran's Govafi, on the other hand, successfully advanced to the main tournament with a 4-3 reversal of Higginson with a one-shot 122 points, 50 points, 74 points and 64 points to win three consecutive sets.
Brechel lost 2-4 to McLeod
In the match between Brechel and McLeod, Brechel's form can be described as very low. In the first set, although Brechel blasted a single shot of 60 points, he still lost the first set 65-69 and fell behind McLeod 0-1. In the second set, Brechel scored 91 points on several mobile phone games and won the game 91-6 to draw 1-1 with McLeod. In the third set, McLeod blasted 54 points and then won the game 66-34 to give Bretchell a 2-1 lead. In the fourth set, McLeod won another set 66:44 to take a 3-1 lead over Brechel to get the match point. In the fifth set, Brechel scored 72 points to win the set 72-46 and fell behind McLeod 2-3. In the sixth set, McLeod staged a 4-2 win over Brechel 68-54 to advance to the Welsh Open main stage.
Lü Haotian was killed by Hamilton and did not qualify for the main game
In the match between Lu Haotian and Hamilton, Lu Haotian lost two consecutive sets in a row and was reversed out of the match with the first match point. In the first set, Hamilton won the game 78-9 to lead Lu Haotian 1-0. In the second set, Hamilton single-handedly blasted 105 points to win the game 105-4 to continue to lead Lu Haotian 2-0. In the third set, Lu Haotian pulled back Yicheng 62:40 to trail Hamilton 1-2. The game came to the fourth set, and Lu Haotian won another set 68:17 to draw 2-2 with Hamilton. In the fifth set, Lu Haotian scored 112 points to win the game 112:18 to lead Hamilton 3-2 to get the match point. In the sixth set, Hamilton won the set with a 3-3 draw with Lu Haotian with a single score of 71 points. In the seventh set, Hamilton won the round 4-3 with a 71-27 win on the phone.
Wafi won three straight sets to reverse Higginson 4-3
In the match between Wafi and Higginson, Wafi won three consecutive sets behind his opponents 1-3 and staged a stunning reversal to successfully counterattack. In the first set, Waffy single-handedly blasted a strong 122-point performance to clean sheet Higginson to take a 1-0 lead and usher in the opening red. In the second set, Higginson won the game 67-56 to draw 1-1 with Wafi, who scored 50 points. In the third set, Higginson won the game 66:40 to take a 2-1 lead over Waffy. In the fourth set, Waffy scored 55 points to win the game 80:54 to take a 3-1 lead over Waffy to get the match point. In the fifth set, Wafi blasted a 74-point shot and then won the game 80-4 to make it 2-3 behind Higginson. In the sixth inning, Wafi scored a 64-pointer to draw 3-3 with Higginson 102-0. In the seventh set, Wafi won the game 63:52 to defeat Higginson 4-3 to advance to the main game.