On February 27, 2022, the first final seat of the Snooker European Masters was born, and Chinese youngster Fan Zheng repeatedly achieved good results, eliminating world champion Graeme 6-4. Dort, who reached the final for the first time in his career, waited for the winners of O'Sullivan and Liang Wenbo to compete for the championship, he could get at least 35,000 pounds in prize money, following Zhao Xintong's breakthrough, Fan Zhengyi brought surprises and became the biggest dark horse in the event.
Fan Zhengyi is 21 years old, ranked 80th in the world, just recently, the post-00s young player performed strongly, reached the quarterfinals in the German Masters, came to the European Masters to reach a new high, defeated the three famous players, advanced to the top four for the first time, became the number one dark horse in the ranking competition of this station, following Zhao Xintong to win two ranking championships, Fan Zhengyi's rise was expected by outside fans, and everyone was particularly optimistic about him.
Graeme. Dortmund is 44 years old, ranked 47th in the world, and has won a world championship in his career, but in recent years, his results have been average, often out of the first round, this time in extremely poor form, but also to reach the final four, it is indeed not simple, Fan Zhengyi and Graeme. Dort fought only once, just three years ago, when Graeme. Dortmund eliminated Fan Zhengyi 6-2, but the past time was too long, and the reference value was not large.
In the semi-finals, there were 6 wins in 11 sets, and the two sides made many mistakes in the first set, but there was no sense of feel, Fan Zhengyi played steadily, taking the lead 90-14, and Graeme in the second set. Dortmund defense was not in place to directly miss the ball, Fan Zhengyi seized the opportunity, blasted out a single shot of 131 points, completed the clearance and won another set, Fan Zhengyi was very imposing, although it was the first time to reach the final four, but faced the world champion Graeme. Dortmund was strong.
In the third inning, Van scrambled to score just 30 points before making a mistake, Graeme. Dort scored a single shot of 66 points also in color, and in the fourth set the two sides engaged in a long defensive battle, which began to be fought over the pink ball, Graeme. Dort tried to attack the bench without scoring, and Fan Zhengyi narrowly won 62-50 to take a 3-1 lead, with Graeme. Dort was in average form, and Fan Zhengyi performed better overall, successfully suppressing his opponent.
After returning from intermission, Graeme. Dort made another mistake as Fan Zhengyi trailed 8-47 and scored a single 58 to complete the clearance, and in the sixth set Graeme. Dortmund knocked in pieces to pull back the first set 64-24, and Graeme in the seventh. Dort scored a single 62 points, the pressure came to Fan Zhengyi, and in the eighth set, Fan Zhengyi achieved a timely stop loss, played a single 77 points, and took the lead in 5-3 to get the match point.
Next Graeme. Dortmund scored a single 52 points to save a match point 74-58, followed by Graeme. Dortmund scored only 32 points on two starts, And Fan Zhengyi completed a one-shot victory to advance to the final 6-4, creating a new history, and Fan Zheng won a row against Karen. Wilson, Yan Bingtao, Gilbert, Graeme. Dortmund's four famous players have a very high gold content and are just one step away from the championship.