On April 10, 2022, Beijing time, the Snooker World Championship continued to qualify, and the third round broke out three big colds. Ritchie Wharton, the top seed in the qualifiers and no. 16 in the world, once led 4-2, but then lost three consecutive sets, being reversed by the weaker Alan Taylor and suffering a round trip. In addition, famous players such as Lu Ning and Mark King have been eliminated by low-ranking players.
This season, Richie Wharton has played quite well, he is ranked 9th on the single-season list, and in the latest edition of the World Rankings, he has reached 16th. As the top seed in the qualifying round, Richie Wharton was of course a big pick for promotion, but he was eliminated in the first round.
Facing the weaker Alain Taylor, Richie Walton started with a bit of a slow heat and soon trailed 2-0. However, Richie Walton then entered the game, shooting consecutive singles of 52, 54 and 133 points, and he won four consecutive games and soon led 6-4. I thought that Rich Walton could successfully qualify, but he fell into a slump again, and even lost 4 consecutive sets, 4-6 out, and suffered a round of qualifying, which should be the biggest cold so far.
The winning Alan Taylor will be battling Scott Donaldson for a regular spot, which is clearly a good opportunity for Scott Donaldson to qualify for the main tournament.
Ranking champion Mark King was in a slump against amateur Michael White, who only scored a single 51 innings and played poorly the rest of the time, losing 1-6 to Michael White, who shot two 50+. Although Michael White is currently an amateur player, he is indeed very strong, O'Sullivan has always been very optimistic about him, and this is also a good opportunity for him to advance to the main game.
The third biggest upset was created by a Chinese derby, and Lu Ning, who is ranked 33rd in the world, lost 3-6 to his young master Lu Haotian. In the match, Lunin trailed 3 draws 1-3. However, Ronin failed to maintain his strength and then lost three consecutive sets to make it 3-6. Throughout the game, Lu Ning shot two 80+, Lu Haotian played a single shot of 119 points and 84 points, and Lu Haotian, who eliminated Xu Si and Lu Ning in a row, will play Against Dominique Dale in the final round of the qualifiers, which is a good opportunity for him to advance to the main tournament!