On the evening of February 21, Beijing time, in the first round of the snooker European Masters, Chinese player Cao Yupeng challenged Joe Perry. After 7 sets of competition, Cao Yupeng lost 2-5, following the World Grand Prix, once again encountered a round trip.
In this campaign, Joe Perry took the lead, 77-0 and 64-37, winning the first two sets in a row. Cao Yupeng pulled back a city with a single 59 points in the third set. In the fourth inning, Joe Perry scored 87 points in return. In the fifth set, Cao Yupeng scored 61 points to win. The sixth set was quite critical, Joe Perry took the lead in establishing a large advantage, Cao Yupeng was once very close to a big reversal, but unfortunately the chain fell at the critical moment, Joe Perry won 68-55, and the General Bureau took the lead in 4-2 to get the match point. In the seventh set, Cao Yupeng was discouraged, and Joe Perry took advantage of the chase, scoring 66 points, ending the game 95-22, and the general manager scored 5-2 to advance.
Cao Yupeng, once known as China's strongest post-90s player, but unfortunately, he was banned because of the gambling incident, and his career also left an indelible black spot. After the ban was lifted, Cao Yupeng once made a stunning comeback, and the world's top ten Barry Hawkins was impressive, and everyone saw the genius Cao Yupeng, fast out of the pole, accurate bench, extremely aggressive play, which was pleasing to everyone's eyes.
However, after playing a few excellent games after lifting the ban, Cao Yupeng returned to mediocrity, and now, in the World Grand Prix and the European Masters, a consecutive round of travel, the tiger is tailed! Disappointing! In fact, fans who have watched Cao Yupeng's current game understand in their hearts that his current level is still far from that of first-class players. Relatively speaking, snooker is a long career project, with Cao Yupeng's talent, as long as you work hard enough, you can still become a world-class player.