On February 24, 2022, the quarter-finals of the Snooker European Masters were all produced. Pang Junxu scored 3 consecutive high scores in a 2-4 situation behind, and counterattacked Robertson 5-4 to create a super cold goal. Fan Zheng won five consecutive sets, beat Yan Bingtao 5-3, and reached the quarterfinals with liang Wenbo, who was hot in the hand. The top 16 players in the quarterfinals were only O'Sullivan and McGill, and the "Rockets" once again had a great opportunity to impact the championship.
Pang Junxu, the best rookie last season, once fell into a trough this season. However, facing Robertson, who almost completed a 5-shot consecutive 100 in the previous round, Pang Junxu played the most exciting game of his career. After the opening, Robertson led 1-0, 2-1 twice, and Pang Junxu stubbornly tied twice. Returning from a break, Robertson scored his 2nd shot of the game in the 5th inning and then won match points 4-2. In the face of desperate situations, Pang Junxu completely exploded, shooting consecutive singles of 73, 101 and 90 points to reverse Robertson 5-4.
Pang Junxu has reached the round of 16 four times before the end of his second season of his career, and his performance won Robertson's sincere praise after the game, "Pang Junxu played a great game. He scored some incredible balls in the final set. His technique is really good and if he continues to improve, he will soon be a top player. Robertson said.
The remaining 1/16 finals. Liang Wenbo continued his recent good form, shooting a single 131, 69 and 57 points to sweep Sankam 5-0. Yuan Sijun hit a breaker and blocked Wharton 5-2, the latter being Yan Bingtao's main contender for the Qualification to Crucible and the Qualification for the Tour Championship, and Yuan Sijun's victory helped Yan Bingtao to some extent. Gilbert beat Hawkins 5-4 without playing a 50+, who became the sixth top 16 player to lose in the second round.
The quarter-finals were held in full swing in the afternoon. O'Sullivan scored a single 141 points in his first set against Hugh Gill, the highest single score of the week. O'Sullivan then scored another 96, 62, 105, 52 and 58 points to beat Hugh Gill 5-2. Fan Zhengyi scored a single shot of 55, 53, 55, 74 and 60 points after falling behind 0-3 to win five consecutive sets to reverse Yan Bingtao 5-3, and this season is also the second time in his career to reach the quarterfinals of the ranking tournament. World champion Dortmund took a 4-0 lead against Brown and, although he subsequently lost two match points, Dort won 5-2.
The eight players who won in the morning were caught and matched in the evening one-day doubles. Liang Wenbo's hand became more and more hot, and he scored a single score of 60, 70, 61, 76, 124 and 86 to win the "China Derby" with Yuan Sijun 5-2. Pang Junxu lost 3-5 to Gilbert and regrettably stopped in the quarterfinals. McGill scored 3-100 McForlin with a 4-70+, 5-3.
24th fixtures
1/16 finals
D. Gilbert 5-4 B. Hawkins, Pang Junxu 5-4 N. Robertson
N. Sankam 0-5 Liang Wenbo, Yuan Sijun 5-2 R. Wharton
Quarter-finals
J. Brown 2-5 G. Dot, S. Arcani 2-5 R. Wear
Fan Zhengyi 5-3 Yan Bingtao, R. O'Sullivan 5-2 A. Hugh Gil
D. Gilbert 5-3 Pang Junxu, Liang Wenbo 5-2 Yuan Sijun
F. Patrick 3-5 T. Ford, A. McGill 5-3 K. Maforlin
25th fixtures
22:30
G. Dort vs. R. Day, Fan Zhengyi vs. D. Gilbert
27:00
R. O'Sullivan vs. T. Ford, Liang Wenbo vs. A. McGill