On March 11, 2022, Beijing time, the snooker Turkish Masters ended the second round of the main tournament, and the round of 16 was officially released. Five Chinese players successfully broke through in the second round and advanced to the round of 16, namely Lu Ning, Si Jiahui, Ding Junhui, Yan Bingtao and Zhou Yuelong. Wu Yize, Liang Wenbo and Yuan Sijun stopped on this match day, and Liang Wenbo was reversed by Trump with a 4-1 lead, which was somewhat regrettable.
In this competition, 9 Chinese players reached the top 32 and performed quite well. On the previous matchday, Si Jiahui took the lead in advancing to the round of 16, and Zhao Xintong regretted being out. Then, other Chinese players came on the stage, With Lu Ning eliminating Wu Yize 5-4 and Ding Junhui winning four consecutive sets behind 1-3 to eliminate Karen Wilson 5-3. Yan Bingtao fought hard for 9 innings, and he completed the reversal after falling behind 3-4 to eliminate Slather 5-4.
In addition, Zhou Yuelong also fought hard for 9 innings, he played a five-shot 50+, and the single-shot 71 points in the decider was quite domineering, and finally eliminated Luka Brechel 5-4, which was also a big cold. The above 5 Chinese players advanced to the round of 32, Zhou Yuelong played against Trump in the next round, Yan Bingtao faced Oliver Lanes, Scarlett and Ding Junhui played the derby, and Lu Ning's opponent was Martin Gould.
Before the German Masters, Zhao Xintong and Yan Bingtao met in the final, Chinese fans of course look forward to this scene to appear again, compared with the comprehensive strength, Ding Junhui in the upper half and Yan Bingtao in the second half may have the best chance to reach the final. At present, it can only be said that there is hope, but it is quite difficult.
In other matches, Trump defeated Liang Wenbo 5-4 and played against Zhou Yuelong in the next round. Sam Craig eliminated Yuan Sijun 5-2 and played against Ali Carter in the next round, who trailed 0-3, 3-4, but won two consecutive sets in the final moments. Sean Murphy eliminated Jimmy Robertson 5-3 in the next round against Jack Jones, who won three straight sets with a 2-4 trail to eliminate Hussein Waffy 5-4. Oliver Lanes eliminated Andrew Higginson 5-3 in the next round against Yan Bingtao.
In addition, Martin Gould eliminated Lissovsky 5-4 in the next round against Ronin. Tachaia beat Jordan Brown 5-1 in the next round against Matthew Selter.
The five Chinese players who hope to advance to the round of 32 will continue to cheer up and strive for more victories, and finally be able to attack the championship.