On March 24, Beijing time, in the first round of the 2022 Snooker Gibraltar Open, China's Zhang Anda broke out of the big cold, 4-3 to beat the world's 9th Barry Hawkins. In this campaign, Zhang Anda played the fairy ball in the second set, and the fans applauded, and Barry Hawkins was also stunned. In his career, Zhang Anda has no outstanding achievements, and it is not easy to be upset now. Of course, the overall performance of the Chinese players is excellent, and I hope to inspire Zhang Anda.
In the world rankings, Anda Zhang is 89th, while Barry Hawkins is 9th!
Zhang Anda and Barry Hawkins have played each other many times, and in the regular competition before this battle, Zhang Anda has lost all of them, but Zhang Anda has defeated Hawkins in a single-time limited time game. In regular matches, Barry Hawkins had previously won 4 games against Anda Zhang.
But in this game, Zhang Anda was in excellent shape. In the first set, Barry Hawkins scored 60 points to win the first set. In the second set, Zhang Anda made a miraculous blow, unbelievably scored a red ball, the fans applauded, and the world's 9th was stunned. With a single shot of 66 points, Zhang Anda pulled back a city.
Zhang then won another set 66-43, 2-1. With 103 points, Anda Zhang led 3-1 and won the match point. Barry Hawkins was not convinced, chasing 2 innings 3, 3-3! In the decider, Anda Zhang withstood the pressure, scoring 54 points in one shot, 79-38, and Zhang Anda beat Barry Hawkins 4-3. In this regard, Hawkins also became the first TOP16 player to be eliminated, withdrawing from the tournament qualification competition early.
In addition, on the first match day, the situation continued, Wu Yize, Pang Junxu, Li Xing and Xu Si all failed to arrive at the stadium in time due to flight problems, and had no choice but to withdraw from the competition.
The rest of China's famous players, Ding Junhui advanced 4-0, Zhao Xintong 4-1. Now, after Ding Junhui, Yan Bingtao, Zhao Xintong, Fan Zhiyi and other newcomers have won important championships, and the rest of the Chinese players will not be far behind and strive for the honor of the championship. Next month, the snooker World Championship will start, except for Zhao Xintong, the rest of the Chinese players may have to participate in the qualification round, whether Yan Bingtao can directly enter the main competition, has not yet been determined. Ding Junhui wants to enter the main game and must win 2 games in a row.