On April 6, 2022, Beijing time, Fu Jiajun ended his first professional match in two years, he tried his best, still lost 5-6 to Ian Burns, and was out of the first round of the qualifier, with some regrets. After the game, Fu Jiajun made it clear that he wanted to play more games next season, but it depended on Hong Kong's quarantine policy.
In the past two years, Fu Jiajun has not participated in any professional competitions, which is related to the epidemic and also related to his physical condition, and fu Jiajun needs to recover for a long time after eye surgery. In addition, Fu Jiajun is also a person who takes special care of his family, and the previous quarantine policy in Hong Kong was 21 days, which is one of the reasons why Fu Jiajun lacked the motivation to participate.
Now, the quarantine policy has become 7 days, and Fu Jiajun can accept it, so he chooses to participate in the World Championships. The World Federation of Taiwan issued him a two-year professional wild card, which he also cherished.
However, Fu Jiajun not only stayed away from the professional arena for a long time, but also could not carry out systematic training. This time in the World Championships, he only had 10 days to train systematically, which was obviously not enough. Fu Jiajun said that he is like an amateur player to challenge professional players.
Facing Ian Burns, Fu Jiajun fell behind 0-3 as soon as he came up, and his opponent also scored a single 141 points. However, Fu Jiajun is very strong after all, and reaching the final four of the World Championships twice proves that he can cope with many difficulties. Fu Jiajun then scored 50 and 99 points, also winning 3 consecutive games to tie the score.
The opponent did play well, playing a single 90 points after 3 draws and winning match points 5-3. Fu Jiajun was very tenacious, played the first shot after the return, and once again chased the score, dragging the game into the decider. Unfortunately, it was Ian Burns who won the final victory, who defeated Fu Jiajun with a single shot of 73 points to advance to the next round 6-5.
This result is some regret for Fu Jiajun, many fans said that Fu Jiajun is 44 years old, the eye area has not fully recovered, he is particularly concerned about the family, may retire, right? Soon, Fu Jiajun made his attitude clear, he wants to play more games next season, but also depends on the quarantine policy, if it is 7 days, he can accept it.
In the past 10 days, Fu Jiajun has spent most of his time practicing at Ding Junhui's academy, and both he and Ding Junhui belong to the flag of China's snooker, and as long as Fu Jiajun does not give up, he is expected to fight with Ding Junhui next season. As long as he participates in more competitions, Fu Jiajun's state will be even better, and maybe he can even impact the championship!