On March 24, 2022, the Snooker Gibraltar Open ushered in the first match day, 64 players took the lead in the competition, competing for eight top 16 seats, many people abstained before the start of the competition, five Chinese players advanced, Ding Junhui, Zhao Xintong, Xiao Guodong, Zhang Anda, Lu Haotian eliminated their opponents, Li Xing and Xu Si were judged to lose because they were late, and Liang Wenbo was out of the first round and lost to Robertson.
The Gibraltar Open adopts a 7-game 4-win system throughout the whole process, the championship prize is only 50,000 pounds, the attraction is indeed limited, and the World Taiwan Federation can only arrange amateur players to replace, but due to the number of people who have withdrawn from the tournament, coupled with the tight time, some players have won without fighting, Chinese players Li Xing and Xu Si are late and are judged to be defeated, Pang Junxu, Chang Bingyu, Zhang Jiankang, Wu Yize, and Si Jiahui withdrew.
Ding Junhui first round against amateur Mark. Lloyd, Ding Junhui is in general condition, there are many simple mistakes, but the opponent's strength is limited, it is difficult to play a single 50+, Ding Junhui is also trained in the game, playing a single 66 points, 53 points, 52 points, and finally 4-0 victory over Mark. Lloyd advanced to the round of 64 and then played against Gary. Wilson, who scored a one-shot 67 points, eliminated Mark 4-2. gold.
Judging from the course of the game, Ding Junhui won not easily, and the competitive state needs to be adjusted, Gary. Wilson has been runner-up in the ranking tournament twice, is a very strong post-80s player, and the last two encounters have been gary. Wilson eliminated Ding Junhui to advance.
Xiao Guodong and Zhang Anda will meet, no matter what the result, there will be a Chinese player to advance to the third round, Xiao Guodong shot a 52 points to eliminate Peter 4-2. Devlin, Zhang Anda burst out of the cold, blasting a single shot of 103 points, 66 points, 54 points 4-3 to beat Hawkins, the latter ranked ninth in the world, and this year was twice runner-up, Lu Haotian played a single 99 points, 97 points 4-0 victory over Allen. Taylor.
Zhao Xintong is the only Chinese player ranked in the world's top ten, just this season he won the British Championship and the German Masters championship, this time is also under the guidance of O'Sullivan, the overall strength has been significantly improved, the first round against Jamie. Clark, Zhao Xintong felt hot, lost the first set after four consecutive innings, blasted a single shot 119 points, 71 points, 57 points, 53 points 4-1 to eliminate Jamie. clarke.
Zhao Xintong's next opponent is Chris. Wakelin, Liang Wenbo lost to Robertson 2-4, both were not in shape, staged a mistake battle, did not play a single shot 50+, but Robertson's ability to seize the opportunity is still better, according to the rules of the Gibraltar Open, the players who advanced to the second round continued to play until 8 round of 16 seats were produced, Yan Bingtao did not register this time.