On March 25, 2022, Beijing time, the Snooker Gibraltar Open entered the second match day, and 6 seeded players O'Sullivan, Trump, Higgins, Mark Allen, Lisovsky and Bingham appeared, and they will attack the round of 16. China's Fan Zhengyi will also make an appearance, and if all goes well, he is expected to play O'Sullivan again in the third round.
On the first matchday, five seeded players made their debut, with Neil Robertson and Karen Wilson advancing to the Round of 16, and Barry Hawkins, Zhao Xintong and Luka Brechel out.
The remaining six seeded players will appear on the second matchday, with O'Sullivan against Wollaston, Trump against Andrew Higginson, Higgins against David Grace, Mark Allen against Mark Joyce, Lisovsky against Mark Davis and Bingham against Gerald Green.
The tournament is of great significance to several seeded players, with O'Sullivan continuing to take the world number one, and Trump, Higgins, Mark Allen and others to storm the extra prize money of the European series. Higgins also had to work to hold the top eight in a single season to qualify for the Tour Championship. So, every next game is especially important for these seeded players.
In terms of Chinese players, Ding Junhui and Lu Haotian have advanced to the round of 16, and a number of Chinese players will appear on the second match day. Women's Wu Anyi against Ryan Day, Zhou Yuelong against Lee Walker, Cao Yupeng against Ben Forty, Tian Pengfei against Jimmy Robertson, Chen Zifan against Nigel Bond, Fan Zhengyi against Ashley Hegel, Lei Peifan against Robert Mirkkins, Zhao Jianbo against Simon Blackwell, Lu Ning against Scott Donaldson, Yuan Sijun against Pickman, Gao Yang against Stedeman.
Judging from the signing table, if the new ranking champion Fan Zhengyi can pass the first two rounds, the third round is likely to play against O'Sullivan again to compete for the round of 16 seat. Compared with the first matchday, the second match day has more to watch, and the seeded players have to encounter more tenacious opponents, and it is more difficult to pass the level. There are great variables in the 7-game 4-win system, and the cold may be born at any time, so I wish you all the best luck!