At 18:00 Beijing time on March 2, the Snooker Welsh Open entered the third matchday of competition. As a result, the Chinese legion did not have a good record, with 8 players playing and 6 players out. The most optimistic Zhao Xintong was eliminated after losing two consecutive sets in the case of holding the match point. Only Yan Bingtao and Zhang Anda advanced to the next round.
Zhao Xintong and Yan Bingtao
Zhao Xintong, the winner of the New Keying Championship and the German Masters, did not play at the level he deserved against the unknown Jack Jones. Reversed by opponents with a three-time lead and the first to get the match point. Zhao Xintong took the lead 76-0 in the first set, and Jones equalized 89-36 in the second set, and the two sides drew 1-1. In the third set, Zhao Xintong narrowly won 69-63, but lost 1-74 in the fourth set, and the two sides drew 2-2. In the crucial fifth set, Zhao Xintong won 70-22, but after that, he was kept clean sheets by his opponents in the next two sets of 0-83 and 0-77, and finally lost 3-4 to the round of 32.
Yan Bingtao
Yan Bingtao, another star of hope in China and masters champion, faces Zhao Jianbo in a derby. As a result, Yan Bingtao played smoothly, with two 50+, won four consecutive sets 73-29, 75-24, 72-0 and 97-14, with a big score of 4-0 clean sheets, and advanced to the round of 32 as desired.
Zhao Xintong
Zhang Anda, who defeated seeded McGill in the first round, defeated Yuan Sijun 4-2 in the second round of derby to advance to the third round first. Zhang Anda and Yan Bingtao also became the only two qualifiers of the Chinese team on the third matchday. In the remaining matches played by Chinese players, Scarlett Lost 2-4 to Trump, Whose form was recovered, Ronin lost 2-4 to Wales Dragon Stevens, and Li Xing was swept 0-4 by Brother Wilson. After the match on the 3rd day, Zhao Xintong, Zhao Jianbo, Yuan Sijun, Si Jiahui, Lu Ning and Li Xing were out.