On February 24, 2022, Beijing time, the snooker European Masters broke out one after another, and four seeded players were out one after another, namely Luka Brachel, Higgins, Trump and Karen Wilson. Higgins was in a slump and was swept by Tom Ford, and Trump lost 3-5 to Kurt Maflin. In the final match of the matchday, Chinese teenager Fan Zhengyi surprised him, and he eliminated world Number 5 Karen Wilson 5-4.
Upset became the main theme of the third matchday, with four seeded players out in the second round of the main match. The first was Luka Brechel, who led 2-0 and took the lead 4-3, only to be reversed by Thailand's Son Shawar to make it 4-5 and miss the round of 16. Luka Brechel is currently in 16th place, but the lead is not large and could fall out of the top 16 at any time.
Then, Higgins takes on Tom Ford, which is a strong conversation, and Higgins is certainly more optimistic. As a result, Higgins was in a slump, with many mistakes on both ends of the attack and defense, and he lost 0-5. Throughout the game, Tom Ford shot a hundred and a three-shot 60+, while Higgins scored a total of 50 points, two of which were kept clean by the opponent, which can be said to be a big loss.
Trump was the title favourite of the tournament, and his offensive form was quite good, facing Cote Maforin, Trump scored a single shot of 79, 100 and 124 points, but he lost 3-5 to Kurt Maforin. The opponent shot a four-shot 70+, played very well on the defensive end, and finally eliminated Trump.
The final game ended with Karen Wilson losing 4-5 to Fan Zhengyi, And China's Fan Zhengyi played quite well, shooting a hundred and four 50+, and he took the lead 4-3 to get the match point, although Karen Wilson dragged the game into the decider, but Fan Zhengyi beat the world's fifth-ranked Karen Wilson with a single shot of 66 points, which was definitely a big upset. During this time, Fan Zhengyi has made obvious progress, and I hope that he can continue this momentum.
In other matches, O'Sullivan remained steady, shooting a one-shot breaker and a two-shot 50+ to eliminate Wu Yize 5-1 and play Against Ashley Hegel in the next round. Anthony McGill eliminated Mitchell Mann 5-1 in the next round against Kurt Maflin. Yan Bingtao shot two 70+ to eliminate Joe Perry 5-2, and the next round will start a derby with Fan Zhengyi, and at least one Chinese player has won the quarterfinals, which is a surprise!