In the early morning of February 25, the 2022 World Snooker Tour European Masters competed 16 into 8, in eight matches, the Chinese team locked in two top 8 seats in advance with two civil wars, Liang Wenbo continued his excellent hand, 5-2 victory over Yuan Sijun. In the duel with Yan Bingtao, Fan Zhengyi played a perfect hand in a five-game winning streak in the case of 0-3 behind, and finally completed a big reversal 5-3, following the German Masters, advancing to the top 8 of the ranking tournament for the second time in his career, equalizing the best result. In addition, of the top 16 seeds, only O'Sullivan and McGill remained.
The European Masters played 12 matches on the same day, the first four were the last four matches of the second round, the Chinese team performed well, Liang Wenbo swept Thailand's Sankam 5-0, Yuan Sijun defeated Wharton in good shape 5-2, Pang Junxu eliminated the championship favourite Robertson, plus Yan Bingtao and Fan Zhengyi, who had been promoted earlier, the Chinese team occupied 5 seats in the round of 16. In the early morning game, the battle for all the top 8 seats began, and the 5 members of the Chinese Legion once again joined hands to attack.
Because Liang Wenbo and Yuan Sijun, Yan Bingtao and Fan Zhengyi defeated their respective opponents and achieved the meeting, the two Chinese derby battles ensured in advance that China would lock in two top 8 seats, and in the final game, Liang Wenbo continued his excellent single-shot winning ability, playing 5 strokes 60+ in the whole game, plus 1 shot to break the hundred, and finally defeated Yuan Sijun 5-2. And yan bingtao and Fan Zhengyi's duel, the first three sets, belongs to Yan Bingtao's complete control of the rhythm, 2 par 60+, 1 shot to break the hundred, achieved a 3-0 lead, but after five innings, Fan Zhengyi directly played 5 strokes 50+, a wave of five consecutive wins, completed the counterattack, and finally eliminated Yan Bingtao 5-3.
After eliminating Robertson in the cold, the young player Pang Junxu did not continue the miracle, and he finally lost 3-5 in the showdown with Gilbert, and had no chance to go further. In other matches, O'Sullivan beat Hugh Gill 5-2, McGill beat Maflin 5-3, Forde beat Dark Horse Patrick 5-2, Ryan took a 5-2 win over Acqani and Dort beat Jordan Brown 5-2. At this point, all the top 8 lineups have been produced, the Chinese legion occupies two seats, and the quarter-final matches are as follows: Dot vs Ryan Day, Fan Zhengyi vs Gilbert, O'Sullivan vsFord, Liang Wenbo vs McGill.