In the early morning of March 26, Beijing time, the third round of the Snooker Gibraltar Open, NO.18 Rich Wharton blasted a single shot of 140 points! Eliminated China's Zhou Yuelong 4-2 by a large score. In this campaign, Zhou Yuelong has tried his best to fight against the opponent, but Rich Walton's firepower is more ferocious, playing a single 54 points + 80 points + 140 points + 65 points, and Zhou Yuelong played a single 72 points and 55 points to win two of the games.
In the first set, Richwood Wharton scored 54 points to win 73-0. In the second set, Rich Walton scored another 80-pointer to win, 80-21 again. In the third set, Zhou Yuelong scored a single shot of 72 points, 73-0, and pulled back a set. In the fourth set, Zhou Yuelong scored another 55 points. 77-0 followed another set, chasing the General Bureau to a 2-2 draw. In the fifth set, Rich Wharton blasted a single shot to win by 140 points. In the sixth set, Rich Walton scored 65 points, and Zhou Yuelong conceded defeat after a little resistance. With a big score of 4-2, Rich Walton eliminated Zhou Yuelong to enter the round of 16.
Zhou Yuelong this game is not only about himself, but also about his compatriot Yan Bingtao, because Yan Bingtao is competing with Rich Walton for a world championship seeding seat, the current world ranking, Yan Bingtao 17th, Richwoodton 18th, the difference between the two is only 20,000 pounds, according to the rules, at the beginning of the World Championships, the top 16 players in the world will become seeded players and do not need to participate in the qualification round, and Maguire, who just happened to be in 16th place, failed to qualify for the next tour championship, so, After the Tour Championship, Maguire will be deducted a large amount of money and is destined to fall out of the top 16, in fact, the top 16 battle is between Yan Bingtao and Rich Walton.
This season there are only three last events left in professional snooker: the Gibraltar Open, the Tour Championship, and the Snooker World Championship. Among them, the Tour Championship can only be played in the first eight of a single season. Yan Bingtao did not register for the Gibraltar Open in this station, so it is certain that he cannot participate in the Tour Championship, and As long as Rich Walton goes far enough at the Gibraltar Open in this station, he is not only expected to participate in the Tour Championship, but also hopes to squeeze out Yan Bingtao and get a world championship seeding seat.
In summary, Zhou Yuelong failed to stop Rich Walton's progress in this game, and the world championship seeding seat, Yan Bingtao was also hanging!