On February 23, 2022, Beijing time, the snooker European Masters continued, with a total of three games in the first round with such a disparity of 5-0. In addition to Neil Robertson's 5-0 elimination of Alfie Borden, there was also World No. 90 Mitchell Mann eliminating star Tachaia 5-0. In addition, the new club ranking champion Hussein Wafi was in a slump and was swept by Anthony McGill and missed the round of 32.
Neil Robertson is in hot form and is clearly the favourite to win the tournament. Against the average Borden, Neil Robertson shot four consecutive shots to break the hundred, the opponent did not take the initiative to score, the first four sets were clean sheets, and although he scored 7 points in the fifth set, it was because Neil Robertson fouled. The match was Neil Robertson's solo exhibition match, and Borden was like the closest spectator to Neil Robertson.
Although the score is exaggerated, this situation created by world champion Neil Robertson is actually not so unexpected. The other two games were 5-0, namely Mitchell Mann's 5-0 elimination of Tachaia and Anthony McGill's 5-0 elimination of Hussein Waffy.
Mitchell Mann is ranked 90th in the world, and Tacchaia was once a master of the world's top 16, and it is clear that Tacchaia is more favored. However, this game broke out of the big cold, Mitchell Mann played a single shot of 50 points, 67 points, 90 points, 5-0 sweep of Tachaia, which was a big surprise. Tachaia, once the number one player in Thailand's snooker, is now in a slump and the rankings are constantly declining.
The match between Anthony McGill and Hussein Waffy is also a strong dialogue, with Hussein Waffy being the champion of the New Branch Rankings and Anthony McGill being the seeded player. As a result, Anthony McGill played at a very high level of competition, shooting 134 points, 124 points, 60 points, and 61 points in a row, completely suppressing Hussein Wafi, and finally winning 5-0.
In the second round of the regular season, the two players who made it 5-0 had a direct dialogue, that is, Mitchell Mann and Anthony McGill competed for a place in the round of 16, both of them showed good offensive status, compared to Anthony McGill's stronger defensive ability and is expected to continue to advance. The winner between the two is likely to encounter Trump in the third round, and no one wants to miss the opportunity to play against the top masters, right?