On February 26, Beijing time, the 2022 Snooker European Masters Final Four was born! Two Chinese players performed well, 34-year-old veteran Liang Wenbo killed McGill 5-4, meeting O'Sullivan, and another Chinese player, Fan Zhengyi, also eliminated Gilbert. Semi-final matches: Liang Wenbo vs O'Sullivan, Fan Zhengyi vs Dortmund.
Liang Wenbo, ranked 35th in the world, played against McGill, who was ranked 15th in the world. The first to enter the state was McGill, the first two innings of a single 60 points, 71 points to achieve a 2-0 advantage, Liang Wenbo was not moved, single shot 61 points to chase back a set, and then 74-18 to tie the score, and then single shot 66 points, Liang Wenbo completed a 3-2 rebound. McGill scored 50 points to stop the decline, and the crucial 7th inning 69-58 narrowly won the match point first, and Liang Wenbo repeatedly started the 8th inning 58-1 to drag the game into the decider. In the decider, McGill scored 62 points to put pressure, Liang Wenbo seized the last chance, 71-62 turned over, 5-4 to advance!
O'Sullivan's opponent is Tom Ford, and O'Sullivan entered the form as soon as he came up, with a single shot of 136 points and very domineering. Subsequently, O'Sullivan won another set with 90 points, Ford scored 53 points in the third set, but O'Sullivan still won by 1 point, O'Sullivan won again after scoring 74 points in the fourth set, 4-0 far ahead, Ford's fifth set thrilling recovery set, but O'Sullivan still singled 109 minutes to end the suspense, 5-1 to advance to the final four.
The world's 80th-ranked post-00s youngster Fan Zhengyi challenged the world's 19th-ranked star Gilbert. Fan Zhengyi came up with full firepower, single shot 56 points to seize the lead, the second set Fan Zhengyi repeatedly 68-15 to win, and then the feel of hot he single shot 62 points, 117 points directly got a 4-0 advantage. Holding multiple match points, Fan Zhengyi also thought a little too much, after Gilbert took control of the initiative, he repeatedly started 85-24 to recover a set, and then single-shot 98 points to complete a clean sheet, the 7th set Fan Zhengyi missed the opportunity, Gilbert 71-65 reverse. Fortunately, in the crucial 8th inning, Fan Zhengyi did not miss the opportunity again, and the same chaotic situation, Fan Zhengyi won 64-61 in a thrilling way, defeated the opponent 5-3 on aggregate, and reached the semi-finals of the ranking tournament for the first time!
Fan Zhengyi will play against Dort in the semi-finals, in a fragmented duel, Dort and Ryan Day played a tangled game, the whole game is only Ryan Day completed a single shot to break 50, Dort did not break 50, but still 5-4 to advance to the final four.