On March 4, 2022, Beijing time, the Snooker Welsh Open ended the fourth matchday competition, the quarterfinals were all released, and the two champions Neil Robertson and Trump successfully advanced. O'Sullivan played doubles in one day, first eliminating Ding Junhui 4-2, but then losing 3-4 to Richie Walton and upsetting. After Ding Junhui and Yan Bingtao were out, Zhang Anda seized the opportunity to reach the quarterfinals.
Both Ding Junhui and Yan Bingtao were out of the second round of the main match, Ding Junhui lost to O'Sullivan again, and Yan Bingtao was eliminated by Rich Walton. Even so, there are still Chinese players who have reached the top eight, that is, Zhang Anda. Starting with the postponement of the qualifiers, Anda Zhang eliminated Anthony McGill, Mark Joyce and Yuan Sijun, and the opponent in the third round of the regular round was veteran Matthew Stevens.
Compared with before, Anda Zhang played more steadily and the quality of his offense was greatly improved, he played a single shot of 63 points, 108 points, 50 points, and finally eliminated Matthew Stevens 4-2 to advance to the quarterfinals, which was the first time he reached the quarterfinals in the ranking tournament this season. Many fans said that they hoped that he would copy Fan Zhengyi's miracle and launch an attack on the championship, although it was very difficult, but he also had to give it a go.
Anda Zhang will face Hussein Wafi in the quarter-finals, who has won the single-time limited time championship this season and has greatly improved his confidence. He first swept Jack Jones 4-0, then played seven innings with Ryan Day, and although he only shot a 50+ in the whole game, it came at the most critical moment, Hussein Wafi eliminated Ryan Day 4-3 with a single shot of 66 points in the decider to advance to the quarterfinals.
The other two quarter-finals in the first half belong to Neil Robertson and Trump, with Neil Robertson eliminating Wollaston 4-1 and Trump eliminating Jimmy Robertson 4-1, with the two world champions in direct dialogue in the quarter-finals for a place in the final four.
In the second half of the zone, title-winning big-pick O'Sullivan was upset and faced Rich Walton, who scored a single 55 in the third set but lost the set 55-69, and Richie Walton scored a single 136 in the fourth inning to lead O'Sullivan 3-1. O'Sullivan then hit consecutive single-shot 88 and 85 points to drag the game into the decider. Unfortunately, O'Sullivan made a mistake in the decider, and Richie Walton advanced to the quarterfinals with a single 83 points.
Richie Wharton will face Joe Perry in the quarter-finals, who also made a snub to eliminate Karen Wilson 4-1. Separately, veteran Ali Carter shot a three-shot 60+ with 0-2 trail to reverse Scott Donaldson 4-2. Ali Carter will play Against Lissovsky in the quarter-finals, who scored a single shot of 66 and 81 to sweep Michael White 4-0.