2 Chinese players eliminated! After 00, the rising star is out of the game, and Ding Junhui is expected to get a seat in the main competition. The third round of the 2022 Snooker World Championship qualification has begun, and three more Chinese players have played, in addition to Ding Junhui's successful promotion to the fourth round, Fan Zhengyi, Tian Pengfei have been eliminated, in addition, Lu Haotian and Zhou Yuelong have been promoted the day before, so that there are currently three Chinese players to advance to the fourth round, as well as Pang Junxu, Yuan Sijun, Xiao Guodong, Gao Yang, Lei Peifan, Cao Yupeng is about to play.
China's post-00s rising star Fan Zhengyi is currently ranked 35th in the world, and won the first ranking championship of his career by narrowly defeating O'Sullivan 10-9 at the previous European Masters. This World Championship qualification match, Fan Zhengyi directly from the third round, the opponent is Chris Wakelin, currently ranked 62nd in the world, the two have met 2 times before, each won once, but this season Fan Zhengyi's state is relatively good, so before the game the outside world is more optimistic about Fan Zhengyi promotion. After the game began, Fan Zhengyi and Chris launched a fierce competition, the first four innings, the two fought a 2-2 draw, returned from halftime, Fan Zhengyi played a single 65 points to win the fifth set, and then Chris blasted a single 108 points to win two consecutive sets, with an aggregate score of 4-3. In the eighth set, Fan Zhengyi once again occupied the initiative on the field, and with multiple starts, he won 65-44, and the total score of the two was tied 4-4.
In the ninth set, Fan Zhengyi led all the way, winning 76-7, taking the lead 5-4 on aggregate to get the match point. In the tenth inning, Chris fought back and saved the match point 72-0, dragging the match into the decider. In the decider, Fan Zhengyi made a mistake in the lead, resulting in an offensive interruption, Chris seized the opportunity to shoot a single 74 points to seal the win, thus beating Fan Zhengyi 6-5 on aggregate and advancing to the fourth round against Jimmy Robertson. From the perspective of the whole game, Fan Zhengyi originally had a chance to win, but there was a fatal mistake at a critical moment, and finally missed a good opportunity, and it seems that the psychological quality of young players needs to continue to be strengthened. After the game, Fan Zhengyi said in an interview that he had smashed the "final exam" and would continue to work hard next season and still have confidence in himself. This article is original by Xiao Lizi, please do not copy or port.
Ding Junhui and Tian Pengfei launched a Chinese derby, the first four sets, Ding Junhui led 3-1, returned from intermission, Tian Pengfei played a single 68 points to win a set, and then Ding Junhui blasted out a single 134 points to win two consecutive sets, with an aggregate score of 5-2 to take the lead to get the match point, and then Tian Pengfei fought hard, played a single 58 points in a row, 72 points in a row to win two sets, and chased the total score to 4-5. In the crucial tenth set, Ding Junhui locked in the victory with a single score of 66 points, thus winning 6-4 on aggregate. In the fourth round, Ding Junhui will compete with 46-year-old veteran David Li Li for a regular place.