On March 9, 2022, Beijing time, the snooker Turkish Masters ended the second day of competition, and the Chinese players were mixed. Ding Junhui, Yan Bingtao, Zhou Yuelong and Yuan Sijun successfully advanced, and Fan Zhengyi, Xiao Guodong, Tian Pengfei, Cao Yupeng and Lü Haotian were out. Since the start of the tournament, The Chinese players have been swept by their opponents for the first time, with young player Lu Haotian losing 0-5 to Sean Murphy, and Lu Haotian, who was once known as Ding Junhui's successor, continued to sink.
This season, Zhao Xintong and Fan Zhengyi became the champions of the Xinke Ranking Competition, which can inspire other Chinese players to let go and impact the championship. The Turkish Masters are a good opportunity, after all, the lack of masters such as O'Sullivan, Selby and Neil Robertson makes it much less difficult to compete for the title. On the first match day, Chinese players made a good start, and Zhao Xintong, Si Jiahui, Lu Ning and others took the lead in advancing to the round of 32.
Then, Ding Junhui came on the stage, and he completed the reversal after falling behind 1-4, eliminating Milkins 5-4 and advancing to the round of 32. Zhou Yuelong also completed the reversal, winning three consecutive sets after falling behind 2-4 to eliminate Fan Zhengyi 5-4. Yan Bingtao won easily, he shot a four-shot 70+ to eliminate Joe O'Connor 5-2. Yuan Sijun shot a one-hundred-shot and three-shot 50+ to eliminate Mark Davis 5-3.
For Yan Bingtao, this competition is of great significance, he has to strive for good results, improve the world ranking and single-season ranking, Yan Bingtao's goal is to rank in the top eight in the single-season ranking, so as to qualify for the Tour Championship. Ritchie Wharton, currently ranked 18th, is Yan Bingtao's main opponent. Unexpectedly, rich Wharton recently lost 4-5 to Sam Cretch and was upset. In this way, as long as Yan Bingtao wins another game next, he can surpass his opponent, which is obviously a good news.
In addition to Fan Zhengyi being eliminated, several Other Chinese players stopped on this competition day. Xiao Guodong made a mistake in the decider with a 50-0 lead, and Oliver Lanes scored a single shot of 69 points to eliminate Xiao Guodong 5-4. Tian Pengfei lost 1-5 to Karen Wilson and Cao Yupeng lost 2-5 to Jimmy Robertson.
Youngster Lu Haotian lost 0-5 to Sean Murphy, the first time a Chinese player has been swept out of the tournament. Lü Haotian showed full talent when he debuted, and was known as Ding Junhui's successor, but he did not cash in on his talent afterwards, and in the case of young players such as Yan Bingtao, Zhao Xintong, and Fan Zhengyi, Lu Haotian became more and more mediocre. Facing Shaun Murphy, who was in a normal state, Lu Haotian still couldn't find any good way to lose 0-5.
So far, 7 Chinese players have reached the round of 32, namely Lu Ning, Zhao Xintong, Si Jiahui, Ding Junhui, Yan Bingtao, Zhou Yuelong and Yuan Sijun. Next, Wu Yize and Liang Wenbo will also play in the first round of the main tournament to launch an attack on the top 32, wishing the two good luck!