The 2022 Snooker Welsh Open concluded all second and third rounds of the main tournament in the early hours of this morning to determine the quarter-finals.
The second round of two focus battles for Chinese fans began at the same time, Ding Junhui against Rocket o'Sullivan, Yan Bingtao against Walton.
In the match between Ding Junhui and Teacher Huo, before the game, ding Junhui still had some expectations, after all, Teacher Huo's state was not so stable. In the first game, the rocket and Ding Junhui made mistakes one after another, and then the rockets made mistakes, and Ding Junhui cleared the stage and won. In the second set, Ding Junhui played on the bench, and after 42 points, the red ball was wrong, and the Rockets scored an 85 to clear the stage. In the 3rd inning, Ding Junhui difficult red ball to get started, 58 points after the position of the problem, resulting in the loss of black balls; after that, the Rockets defense error, Ding Junhui won the second hand Qingcai, 2-1. In the 4th set, Ding Junhui grabbed the rocket error, a 57-point after the powder ball error; after that, Ding Junhui lost the opportunity ball in the middle of the long table, the rocket got started, the wonderful K live library red ball, a clear table reversal. In the 5th inning, Ding Junhui difficulty ball to get started, simple ball but there was a mistake, the rocket also made a mistake after 40 points, Ding Junhui scored a 53 points, with his left hand to lose the red ball of the side library that was close to the super point, and finally the rocket cleared the stage. It was another single-game reversal, and the Rockets reversed 3-2 to match point. In the 6th set, Ding Junhui made an inexplicable mistake of not attacking and not defending, giving the rocket a chance, after the rocket got started, the black ball was wrong, and the opportunity was given back, but Ding Junhui was also a black ball mistake, and returned the opportunity to the rocket; thinking that there was no chance, the rocket made a mistake again, losing the super score; in the face of the opportunity to fight the red ball at the end, Ding Junhui lost it again, and the big leak, the rocket won 4-2.
The whole game, from the data point of view, Ding Junhui played 5 shots 50+, while the Rockets only scored 85 points, but it was Ding Junhui who lost. The state of Teacher Huo's game was not better than the final of the European Masters against Fan Zhengyi, and he frequently gave Ding Junhui a chance; however, Ding Junhui failed to seize the opportunity, but instead made many mistakes in the key ball, which became the main reason for the defeat. Against the TOP16 players, Ding Junhui continued to win, losing 14 consecutive games. Look at Director Ding's performance at the Turkish Masters.
Yan Bingtao against Walton, two shots 70+, 2-1 lead, lost 3 consecutive sets. Wharton's tail end, the longstand scored super dividend powder, good accuracy. After Yan Bingtao lost, he lost the opportunity in the competition for the tour championship. After the Welsh Open, Yan Bingtao's world ranking will also fall out of the top 16. Yan Bingtao also has to work hard for the ticket to The Crucible.
Three rounds of the game, the same day double Rockets against Walton. Wharton continued its upward momentum, taking a 3-1 lead after breaking the 100th in the 4th inning. In the next two innings, the Rockets won consecutive single-strokes, dragging the game into a tiebreaker. In the decider, Walton's bench continued to open and hang (in the first 5 innings, Walton's bench success rate was as high as 100%), and the bench was hand-to-hand, and one shot won. After Wharton wins, the chances of returning to the top 16 are getting bigger and bigger, and now at the Wales Open, Wharton has a chance to reach the final in the second half. In the final game, Uncle Perry went crazy, two 70+ and then two shots to break the hundred, 4-1 eliminated Brother Wilson.
Quarter-finals: Anda Zhang v Waffy, Robertson v Trump; Wharton v Perry, Carter v Lissovsky.
By the way, the Chinese players still have Dazai. Zhang Anda silently reached the quarterfinals, drawing his best record in the ranking match. Dazai postponed the qualification to win McGill, the first round of the main round win Joyce, the second round win Yuen Sijun, the third round victory over Matthew Stevens, this week has won four consecutive games; Da Tsai has recently been stable with a single shot, and there are still some opportunities for the quarterfinals against Wafi. Of course, the focus of the eight finals is still turnip versus Xiaote. Whether Xiaote can break through the ceiling of the quarterfinals this season's ranking game depends on this one.