On February 18, 2022, the Snooker Welsh Open continued, and China's post-90s star Zhou Yuelong was upset and defeated Jamie. Jones did not qualify for the main tournament, in the young generation of snooker in China, Zhou Yuelong is second only to Zhao Xintong and Yan Bingtao, but he has never made a breakthrough, won the first ranking championship of his career, and his psychological quality is poor, which has a great impact on his competitive state.
Zhou Yuelong ranked 20th in the world, his career has reached the final three times, the Champions League lost to Higgins, the European Masters lost to Robertson, the single-time limited time game lost to Holt, of course, the European Masters impressed everyone, Zhou Yuelong lost to Robertson 0-9, and later in the German Masters, Yan Bingtao lost 0-9 to Zhao Xintong, and the two finals were kept clean sheets, both from China.
Since Zhao Xintong and Yan Bingtao won the three major championships, it has stimulated the Chinese snooker players, everyone hopes that the next person to do it will be himself, Zhou Yuelong has a good score, and also blasted out two 147s, but unfortunately the ability to resist pressure needs to be improved, every time can not seize the opportunity, seeing the two practice partners get good results, he is also working hard, hoping to break through himself.
The qualifying opponent is Jamie. Jones, ranked 38th in the world, his career best was in the quarterfinals, and there was still a gap compared to Zhou Yuelong, who scored a single 66 points in the first set to turn into defense, and then Jamie Yuelong played a single shot to turn into defense. Jones missed the ball again, Zhou Yuelong played a single 62 points to take the lead, and in the second set Zhou Yuelong played a single 68 points to establish an advantage, and then completed the super point 92-49 to take a 2-0 lead.
Third inning Jamie. Jones picked up his hand and shot a single shot 67 to 72-28 also in color, and in the fourth inning Zhou Yuelong made a mistake, Jamie. Jones scored a single 61-point equaliser, and in the fifth inning Zhou Yuelong stabilized his position, blasting a single 117 points to win the match point 3-2, and jamie in the sixth inning. Not to be outdone, Jones scored a single 56 points to win the fight 72-20, with both sides winning three sets to test their ability to withstand pressure.
Both sides in the decider were defensively dominant, and Zhou Yuelong's risky offensive result was unsuccessful, Jamie. Jones with high-quality defense to grasp the initiative, 78-26 ended the game, and finally eliminated Zhou Yuelong 4-3 to advance to the main game, Zhou Yuelong missed a good opportunity, he had a mobile phone meeting in the sixth set and the decider, but unfortunately dropped the chain at the critical moment, failed to adjust his mentality, and the result was that he was eliminated in the qualifier.
At the same time, amateur Scarlett Schiffer completed a big reversal, 1-3 behind the single shot 93 points, 58 points, 52 points to win three consecutive sets, and finally eliminated Gesnell 4-3. Bond advanced to the main tournament, where he had finished runners-up at the World Championships and lost to Hendry in the final.