On March 8, the 2022 World Snooker Tour Turkey Masters entered the second matchday competition, on the same day, the Chinese legion played many people, Ding Junhui, Yan Bingtao, Fan Zhengyi and other champions led the game, and finally only Ding Junhui, Yan Bingtao, Zhou Yuelong, Yuan Sijun 4 people broke through successfully and advanced to the second round of 32, while Xiao Guodong, Tian Pengfei, Lu Haotian, Cao Yupeng and Fan Zhengyi all lost in the game, regretting a round of travel. It is a pity that Fan Zhengyi lost three consecutive sets in a 4-2 lead in the Chinese derby with Zhou Yuelong, and was tragically reversed 4-5.
The most thrilling match of the day was a Ding Junhui, who played against Robert Milkins, who had performed dismal this season, and after the opening, Milkins won three consecutive sets to achieve a fantastic 3-0 opening. After that, although Ding Junhui won the next set and entered the intermission, after starting over, Ding Junhui lost another set, directly forcing himself into an unfavorable situation of 1-4 trailing 3 match points. Fortunately, at the critical moment, Ding Junhui withstood the pressure, won four consecutive sets, including two shots to break the hundred, and finally reversed the kill 5-4 thrillingly, advancing to the round of 32, but the second round of the showdown with the world's fifth-place Karen Wilson is still not small.
Yan Bingtao's opponent is O'Connor, who still maintains a steady performance, shooting 4 pars 70+ in the game, and finally won easily 5-2 to advance. Yuan Sijun also performed well in the showdown with veteran Mark Davis, winning three consecutive sets in the unfavorable situation of falling behind 2-3, and finally winning 5-3 to advance, playing a 1-100 and 3-shot 50+. In the Chinese derby between Zhou Yuelong and Fan Zhengyi, Fan Zhengyi once led 4-2, but the tenacious Zhou Yuelong won three consecutive sets in the last moment to complete the counterattack 5-4, in which Zhou Yuelong played 4 strokes of 60+, while Fan Zhengyi only had 3 strokes of 50+.
In other Chinese legion matches, Xiao Guodong faced Oliver Lanes, experienced a bitter battle from falling behind to the decider, and finally regrettably lost 4-5. Tian Pengfei challenged Karen Wilson, failed to play a wonderful duel, only won one set, and finally lost 1-5, failing to achieve the meeting with Ding Junhui in the second round. Cao Yupeng was still in a slump against Jimmy Robertson, and eventually lost 2-5 again. And Lu Haotian faced Murphy, it was like sleepwalking, losing five consecutive sets 0-5 out. In today's competition, Liang Wenbo and Wu Yize will appear, striving to break through the first round and impact the second round of 32. Liang Wenbo's opponent is joe Perry, a veteran who has just won the Welsh Open, and Wu Yize's opponent is Ireland's Aaron Hill.