The main stage of the 2022 Snooker Welsh Open ended the second day of the competition in the early hours of this morning. The Welsh Open, although the prize money is not high, is the longest tournament in the existing ranking competition after the three major competitions.
Last night, the Rockets' postponement of the qualifiers was postponed by a day as rocket O'Sullivan reached the final of the European Masters. The Rockets played against amateur player Cahill in a quick decision, taking only 45 minutes to sweep the opponent 4-0. This includes a postponement of the previous day's tournament top 16 seeds, and 13 seeded players passed the postponement of the qualifier. Zhao Xintong blasted out two shots to break the hundred, 4-1 lightly took the little Reines. Yan Bingtao decided to shoot a 72 to kill Hegel. Three seeds fell, with defending champion Jordan Brown losing to the low-ranked Mitchell Mann in the decider. McGill in the same district also lost to Anda Zhang in the decider. Maguire lost 1-4 to O'Brien.
Ding Junhui's first-round match against assassin Holt was played at the same time as the Rockets' match. Ding Junhui, the first set gave two opportunities, lost the first set. In the second set, although Ding Junhui lost a simple red ball, he later got a chance through snooker and broke the hundred with one shot. In the 3rd inning, bits and pieces, Ding Junhui won. In the 4th set, Holt made a mistake with a black ball, ding Junhui started a second time, and then hit another shot to break the hundred. In the 5th set, Ding Junhui won on the bench, did not give the opponent a chance to stand up, and directly played a full red to break the Baiqingtai, 4-1 successfully advanced. After Ding Junhui is promoted, it is very likely that the next round will be against the Rockets, and the First Round of the Rockets will play against German player Lucas, and winning should not be a problem. Now director Ding has not won the TOP16 player for a long time, can he open the meat against the fire teacher?
In several other matches, wu Yize's female player Wu Anyi was eliminated in the qualifiers, and after winning the first set with a 50+, she lost four consecutive sets to Carter. Scarlett, who had just qualified for the profession, eliminated Gary Wilson in the decider. Cao Yupeng, who eliminated Fan Zhengyi in the qualifiers, played 4 pars 50+ against veteran Joe Perry, taking a 3-2 lead but falling in the decider. Cao Yupeng's beginning of the season gave people a very hopeful feeling, but with the progress of the event, although Cao Yupeng was able to pass most of the qualifiers, it was difficult to take another step or two forward. In addition, Tychaia fell in the decider and lost to O'Brien. Taichaia 2019/20 season, after a bright season, the last two seasons, the state is a rush down, the ranking is also a rapid decline from the first 16 to the current 60 or so, this season has to struggle to relegate, it is really a bit regrettable.
Top 16 Seeds of the Tournament:
Upper Half:
Zone 1, Jordan Brown (out), McGill (out); Zone 2, Zhao Xintong, Murphy;
District 3, Neil Robertson, Hawkins; District 4, Maguire (out), Judd Trump.
Lower Half:
District 5, O'Sullivan, Yan Bingtao; District 6, Allen, Karen Wilson;
District 7, Higgins, Mark Williams; District 8, Bingham, Selby.