Beijing time on April 9 news, the 2022 Snooker World Championship qualification tournament continues to compete for the second day of competition. In a focus match in the second round, China's post-00s youngster Yuan Sijun played well, eliminating Stephen Holworth, who ranked 75th in the world, 6-3, and strongly advanced to the third round.
The Snooker World Championship Qualifier is the prelude to this season's annual Drama World Championships and will determine 16 World Championship seats. Yuan Sijun, who is ranked 86th in the world, has been praised by "Rocket" O'Sullivan, believing that he has the potential to win the World Championship.
In the first round of the qualifiers, Yuan Sijun blasted out two hundred and two 50+ shots to win Rose Muir 6-3 to advance. In the second round, Yuan Sijun's opponent is Stephen Holworth, who is ranked 75th in the world, and he has a bye in the first round. Yuan Sijun and Holworth have no record of confrontation. In the first set of the match, Holworths won the first set 54-40 and led 1-0.
In the second set, Yuan Sijun won another set 78-4 through several starts, and tied the score 1-1. In the third set, Yuan Sijun won another set 56-2 and won the score 2-1. In the fourth set, Holworths scored a single 59 points to pull back an inning 81-24 to make it 2-2.
In the fifth set, Holworth shot a second consecutive 50+ (58 points), but it was Yuan Sijun who won the round, and he won the round by several starts, 65-58 seven points, 3-2 consecutive. In the sixth set, Yuan Sijun played his first personal 50+ (65 points) of the game, winning another set 89-47, and the score came to 4-2.
In the seventh set, Yuan Sijun continued to exert strong strength, he won easily 67-13 through piecemeal play, and the score came to 5-2, winning three match points. In the eighth set, Holworth, who had no way back, saved a match point 56-18 through several starts, and the score was 3-5.
In the ninth set, Holworth, who had no way back, continued to carry out a tenacious counterattack, and Yuan Sijun played a single 67 points in front of the opponent's counterattack, locking up the victory 67-42, and advancing to the third round with a total score of 6-3.