On the morning of February 23, Beijing time, the snooker European Masters continued. Chinese players played 7 players today, namely Liang Wenbo, Yuan Sijun, Xu Si, Pang Junxu, Wu Yize, Zhang Jianjian and Zhang Anda. Among them, Liang Wenbo, Yuan Sijun, Pang Junxu and Wu Yize successfully advanced. Xu Si lost 4-5 to Pang Junxu, Zhang Jiankang lost 3-5 to Patrick, Zhang Anda and O'Sullivan fought until the decider, and finally lost 4-5 to the Rockets.
In the match between Zhang Anda and O'Sullivan, O'Sullivan scored 86 points in the first set to win himself a good start. In the second set, O'Sullivan scored 52 points, but was countered by Anda Zhang's 50 points on aggregate 66-52. In the third set, Zhang Anda scored 64 points to take a 2-1 lead. In the fourth inning, O'Sullivan scored a 69-pointer to tie the score and make it 2-2 to halftime.
In the second half, in the fifth inning, O'Sullivan scored 55 points and in the sixth inning blasted a single 128 points to make it 4-2 to match point. In the seventh set, Zhang Anda fought back, with a single shot of 114 points to save a match point, and then in the eighth set, Zhang Anda scored a single 91 points, pulling the game to a double match point decider. In the decider, the two sides fought each other, and after several tugs, O'Sullivan took the advantage, and finally won 96-44, and the score was 5-4.
The rest of the player, Higgins, won 5-1 against rival Clark in the match. Selby played an aberration, losing 3-5 to Jordan Brown. Tert Jr. advanced 5-4 Jack Jones and Neil Robertson swept rival Burton 5-0. Sean Murphy also rolled over, losing 3-5 to rival Noppen Sancham. McGill swept Hussein Wafi 5-0.
In today's match, Brechel will play against Song Shawar, and O'Sullivan's opponent in this round is China's youngster Wu Yize. Higgins will play Tom Ford today, with Karen Wilson playing against Chinese youngster Fan Zhengyi. Yan Bingtao will play Joe Perry at 3:00 a.m. the next day, along with Terre and McGill.