In the early morning of April 9, Beijing time, the first day of the 2022 Short Track Speed Skating World Championships ended. The men's and women's 1500m semi-finalists were selected, and the men's and women's 500m events also competed for the preliminary and preliminary rounds. South Korea's two leaders, Hua Dan Shen Xixi and Choi Min Jing, and the Winter Olympics men's 500m champion Liu Shaoang and other appearances.
At this World Championships, the Chinese short track speed skating team did not participate in the competition. South Korea's Hwang Dae-hyun and Park Jang-yeon, the Netherlands' Shultin, Italy's Fontana and so on also did not participate. Although a number of famous players are missing, the competition is still fierce.
1500 meters
In the women's 1500m 1/4 final, South Korea's Seo Hye-min won the first place in the first group, and host Canada's Chalers finished second. In the second group, Salot of Canada won the first place in the group. In the third group, Belgian demy won the first place in the group, and she was the bronze medalist of the women's 1000 meters at the Winter Olympics. In the fourth group, two-time Winter Olympics gold medalist Choi Min-jin (Choi Min-jeong) of South Korea finished first in the group, and Dutch veteran DeFreis ranked second. In the fifth group, Canada's Kimberding (KimButing) won the first place in the group. In the sixth group, South Korea's Shen Xixi, whose ban expired, ranked first in the group, and Bercerber, after the Netherlands 00, ranked second.
The semi-finals will take place at 2:21 a.m. on April 10. The semi-finals are divided into three groups, with the top two in each group and the third place with the best results advancing to the final of Group A, and the rest participating in the final of Group B. The first group consisted of 7 people, including Xu Huimin from South Korea and Charlers from Canada. The second group consisted of 7 people, including Cui Minjing and Kim Bo Ding. The third group has 7 people, including Shen Xixi and Demei.
In the men's 1500m 1/4 final, Belgium's Desmet finished first in the first group. In the second group, Latvia's Belkins came in first. In the third group, Hungary's Liu Shaoang ranked first, ranking first in the entire 1/4 final with a time of 2 minutes 15.036 seconds. At this World Championship, Liu Shaoang's brother Liu Shaolin did not participate. South Korea's Guo Yunqi ranked second in the group, which was significantly faster than other groups. In the fourth group, Dean of Canada ranked first and South Korea's Lee Junrui ranked second. In the fifth group, France's Le Papp was ranked first. In the sixth group, Israel's Beccano ranked first, and Canada's Dubois ranked second. In the seventh group, South Korea's Kim Dong-wook won the first place in the group, and the Dutch star Knegert advanced to the third place in the group.
The semi-finals will take place at 2:36 a.m. on April 10. The semi-finals are divided into three groups, with the top two in each group and the third place with the best results advancing to the final of Group A, and the rest participating in the final of Group B. The first group consisted of two South Korean players, Guo Yun-ki and Kim Dong-wook, and three Canadian players Dean, Gilles and Du Bois. The second group consisted of Liu Shaoang, Kneiget, Drat and others. The third group includes Lee Jun-sui from South Korea and Corey from Australia.
500 meters
The men had two rounds, the preliminaries and the preliminaries, and the women's preliminaries. The women's 500m preliminary round consisted of 7 groups, with the top two in each group and the 3rd place in the six fastest groups. In the first group, South Korea's Choi Min-jin won the first place in the group. Charlers of Canada finished first in the second group. In the third group, Bini of the United States won the first place in the group, and Shen Xixi won the second place in the group. Berceb of the Netherlands finished first in the fourth group. The fifth group, Pietra of Hungary, was the first. In the sixth group, Canada's Kimberding group was first, and Belgium's De May was second. In the seventh group, Poland's Maliszewska was first, South Korea's Xu Huimin was second, and Xu Huimin was a silver medalist in the Winter Olympic relay.
The quarter-finals were divided into four groups, with Cui Minjing, DeMei and other 5 people in the first group. Xu Huimin, Belseb and others were in the second group. Shen Xixi waited in the third group. Kimberddin, Charlers, and others are in the fourth group.
Men's 500m Preliminary Round 7 groups. Belgium's Desmet finished first in the first group. Dean of Canada finished first in the second group. Hungary's Liu Shao'ang finished first in the third group with a time of 40.696 seconds, which ranked first in the preliminaries. Holland's Draat finished first in group four. In the fifth group, France's Faircock and South Korea's Kim Dong-wook finished in the top two groups. Lee Joon-sui of South Korea in the sixth group was first, and The Canadian star Du Bois was first in the seventh group.
The quarter-finals are divided into four groups, with Li Junrui and Drat in the first group. Dean, Desmet and others were in the second group. Du Bois, Kim Dong Wook and others are in the third group. Liu Shaoang is in the fourth group.
1000 meters
In the 1000 meters, the women's preliminary round, the men's preliminary round and the preliminary round were contested. In the women's 1000m preliminaries, Salot of Canada ranked first in the first group, Bercerber of the Netherlands in the second group, Shen Xixi second, and DeMe of Belgium third. The third group of Canada's Charlers first. Group four, Canada's Kimberdeen first. The fifth group of Germany's Seidel first. In the sixth group, South Korea's Xu Huimin was first, the seventh group was Choi Min-jin first, and the Netherlands' Van Kellhof was second.
The quarter-finals were divided into four groups, with Shen Xixi in the first group. The second group consisted of Demei, Cui Minjing, and KimBerding. The third group consisted of Sarot and Van Kellhof. The fourth group consisted of Xu Huimin, Charlers and others.
Men's 1000m preliminaries, first in the first group of Belgium's Desmetes and Canada's Dubois second. Bekanov of Israel in the second group was first. In the third group, Liu Shaoang ranked first with 1:26.178, which ranked first among all the players. In the fourth group, South Korea's Guo Runqi ranked first. The fifth group of French Le Papp first. In the sixth group, Dean of Canada was first, and Lee Joon-sui of South Korea was second. The seventh group, South Korea's Kim Dong-wook first.
The quarter-finals are divided into four groups, the first group has Li Junrui, Gilles and others. The second group consisted of Dubois, Dean and others. The third group consisted of Kim Dong-wook, Guo Runqi and others. Liu Shaoang, Kneigett and others are in the fourth group.
April 9 Fixtures (Beijing Time):
22:10 Women's 1500m Rankings
22:20 Men's 1500m Rankings
22:55 Women's 500m Rankings
23:04 Preliminary Round of Men's 500m Rankings
23:20 Men's 500m Ranking Preliminaries
The next day 1:32 women's 1500m semifinals
1:49 Men's 1500m semifinals
2:21 Women's 1500m Final
2:36 Men's 1500m Final
3:06 Women's 500m 1/4 Final
3:21 Men's 500m 1/4 Final
3:50 Women's 500m Semifinals
3:58 Men's 500m Semifinals
4:21 Women's 500m Final
4:31 Men's 500m Final
4:57 Women's 3000m Relay Semifinals
5:12 Men's 5000m Relay Semifinals