On March 26, 2022, Beijing time, the Snooker Gibraltar Open ended the fourth round of competition, and all the quarterfinals were released. China's Ding Junhui advanced 4-0, and Lu Haotian was 2-4 out of the game. In addition, the two world champions Trump and Neil Robertson were in a slump and were out of the game. For Ding Junhui, this competition is a good opportunity for him to break the championship drought.
In the first half, the first to advance to the quarterfinals was Ding Junhui, who spent less than 60 minutes to shoot a three-shot breaker to beat Jimmy Robertson 4-0. The opponent scored 2 points in the first set, 14 points in the fourth set, and failed to score in the other two sets, and Ding Junhui had a clear advantage. The winning Ding Junhui will play against Karen Wilson in the quarter-finals, who shot a one-hundred and three-shot 50+ to eliminate Tom Ford 4-0.
Defending champion Trump was in a slump, losing 4-0 to Richie Walton, scoring 60 points in the game, with extremely low single-shot quality and a lot of turnovers. Rich Wharton scored a single 83 and 71 points to advance to the quarterfinals against Jamie Jones, who completed a comeback to eliminate Jordan Brown 4-3.
In the second half, title-winning rival Neil Robertson was in a slump, losing 4-1 to Jack Jones and missing out on the quarterfinals. The turning point of the game was the fourth inning, when Neil Robertson scored a single 57 points, but was killed by the opponent's single 58 points, losing the set by 1 point, and morale was hit. Throughout the game, Jack Jones shot a hundred and a three-shot 50+, and played quite well.
The next quarter-final, Jack Jones played against world champion Bingham, who had previously scored a perfect score, to eliminate Wahdi 4-1.
In addition, veteran Robert Milkins eliminated Lu Haotian 4-2, and young player Lu Haotian scored a shot to break the hundred, but he could not return to the sky. The winning Robert Milkins will face Ben Hancock in the quarter-finals, who fought seven innings to eliminate Wollaston 4-3.
So far, there has been a new twist in the fight for extra prize money in the European series, with Trump and Neil Robertson withdrawing from the competition, and the prize money belongs to one of Higgins and Richie Wharton, who can only take the extra £150,000 jackpot if he wins the title. In addition, the final place in the Tour Championship will be produced among the three people, that is, Higgins, Richie Walton and Karen Wilson, who can only win the championship if they want to surpass Higgins. Rich Wharton and Karen Wilson are both in the top half, and Ding Junhui is likely to be a spoiler!