The 2021-2022 snooker European Masters came to an end, chinese young fan Zhengyi in this competition "one black to the end", in the final with the "rocket" O'Sullivan, known as the "Jordan" in the snooker field, Fan Zhengyi led several times and was equalized several times in the case of withstanding the pressure, he "killed" the opponent in the decider, won the ranking championship for the first time in his career, which is also the third ranking championship won by the Chinese player this season. After the end of the European Masters, the International Taiwan Federation announced the latest edition of Snooker's world rankings, and Fan Zhengyi soared from 80th to 31st with the european Masters championship just won, and the ranking rose by 49 places, which was jaw-dropping. Yan Bingtao and Zhao Xintong are still in the top 16, of which Zhao Xintong ranks 7th, Yan Bingtao ranks 13th, and Ding Junhui, who is known as the "first brother" of China's snooker, continues to decline, and his world ranking is 33rd and ranks 7th among Chinese players.
In the latest edition of the World Rankings, Selby, who has not performed well in this season's rankings, is still in the first place, and in the European Masters, Selby was eliminated in the first round and is still in a slump, but with the World Championship title at the end of last season, Selby is still in first place with 1039,500 pounds. 'Rockets' O'Sullivan finished second with £988,500 after missing out on his 39th ranking title, continuing to close the gap with Selby. World champions Trump and Neil Robertson both stopped in the second round of the European Masters, but the ranking of the two did not change, Trump ranked third with 920,500 pounds, and Neil Robertson was fourth with 758,000 pounds. Karen Wilson, who lost to China's Fan Zhengyi at the European Masters, finished fifth with £576,000. Four-time World Championship winner The Witch higgins is sixth with £407,500, Mark Williams is eighth with £353,000, Hawkins is ninth with £337,000 and Sean Murphy is 10th with £322,000.
In terms of Chinese players, Zhao Xintong, who has won two ranking championships so far this season, although he did not qualify for the European Masters, but with the points accumulated before, Zhao Xintong is currently ranked seventh in the world with 377,000 pounds. Yan Bingtao, who failed to achieve a good result in the European Masters, ranked 13th with 271,500 pounds, and Zhao Xintong and Yan Bingtao are the only two Chinese players to rank in the world's top 16. Famous Zhou Yuelong is 23rd with 140,500 pounds, and Liang Wenbo, who lost to "Rocket" O'Sullivan and stopped in the final four of the European Masters, is currently rising to 29th with 117,500 pounds. Fan Zhengyi, who won the European Masters championship, ranked 31st with 109,500 pounds, it is worth mentioning that Fan Zhengyi's world ranking was only 80th last week, compared with the previous issue, his world ranking soared by 49 places, Lu Ning ranked 32nd, and China's "first brother" Ding Junhui's ranking continued to decline, currently ranking only 33rd.
In addition, Xiao Guodong ranked 35th, veteran Li Xing ranked 44th, Pang Junxu ranked 59th, and Lu Haotian ranked 63rd. China's snooker "one brother" Ding Junhui's ranking continues to decline, missed the Opportunity to participate in the European Masters Ding Junhui ranking has created a new low in recent years, currently only ranked seventh among Chinese players, from the perspective of Ding Junhui's contribution to the development of China's snooker, Ding Junhui is still a Chinese snooker "brother" for a long time, but from the perspective of the comprehensive strength and ranking of players at this stage, Ding Junhui has become mediocre, and there is no advantage among Chinese players, let alone returning to the ranks of world masters. After the end of the European Masters, the snooker Welsh Open seamless docking, including Ding Junhui, Zhao Xintong and many other Chinese players will participate in the event, if Ding Junhui can not get good results in the Welsh Open, his world ranking may continue to decline, which is a heavy blow to Ding Junhui's self-confidence recovery. We expect Ding Junhui to be able to stop the losing streak at this week's Welsh Open and strive for good results.