On February 26, 2022, the snooker European Masters final four came out, Chinese players occupied two seats, Liang Wenbo and Fan Zhengyi reached the semifinals, Liang Wenbo narrowly defeated McGill 5-4, Fan Zhengyi eliminated Gilbert 5-3, the two were only one game away from the final of the division, which is also another time after the German Masters Zhao Xintong and Yan Bingtao, two Chinese players have advanced to the final four.
Liang Wenbo narrowly defeated Doune 5-4 in the first round. Jones, who scored a hard 86 points in the decider, struggled to qualify, and then he played better and better, first sweeping Thailand's Noppon 5-0. Sankam, followed by a 5-2 elimination of Yuan Sijun, three consecutive rounds of single shots to break the hundred, 1/4 final against the post-90s star McGill, the latter 4-3 took the lead to get the match point, Liang Wenbo withstood the pressure to win two consecutive sets, and finally ended the game 5-4.
This is the third time Liang Wenbo has reached the final four this year, the first two times have been eliminated because of personal problems, the key moment of the single time limit game, the Champions League late was sent off a set, now there are no such surprises, but the opponent is replaced by O'Sullivan, the two are good friends, often practice together, it is extremely difficult to win the game, but Liang Wenbo is very imposing, dare to impact any opponent.
The two sides have met 11 times in their careers, Liang Wenbo has only won O'Sullivan once, more importantly, O'Sullivan is in good shape, for the 39th ranking championship is inevitable, Liang Wenbo and O'Sullivan, will not carry out too much defense, it is foreseeable that this semi-final must be a confrontation battle, depending on who is more stable, the long platform has become the key to determining the outcome, Liang Wenbo is prepared.
Fan Zhengyi eliminated Aaron 5-3 in the first round. Hill, who then won three in a row, advanced to a narrow 5-4 win over Karen. Wilson, 5-3 reverse Yan Bingtao, 5-3 victory over Gilbert, for the first time in his career to reach the ranking of the final four, young players have strong impact, more emphasis on offense, defense is much worse, China's snooker younger generation has improved a lot this season, in addition to Zhao Xintong, Fan Zhengyi also brought new surprises.
It is worth mentioning that Fan Zhengyi's opponent Graeme. Dot is in poor shape, with Ryan. Dai's game did not play a 50+, as far as the current situation is concerned, the possibility of Fan Zhengyi advancing to the final is much greater than Liang Wenbo, not only playing well himself, the key is to analyze the opponent's situation, and whether there are Chinese players to win the championship in the end is related to O'Sullivan's performance.
Just this year's German Masters, Zhao Xintong and Yan Bingtao staged the Chinese derby in the final, everyone is looking forward to it, Liang Wenbo and Fan Zhengyi can also do it, but both opponents have won the World Championship championship, not a simple role, can only say that it is expected to meet the final, but whether it can be achieved, the key depends on the on-site play, and finally hope that Chinese players can bring surprises, strive for new highs, come on!
Regardless of the outcome, China's snooker is a double happiness, the young player Fan Zhengyi has risen, and Liang Wenbo has gradually regained his form.