On April 11, 2022, Beijing time, the Snooker World Championship entered the 8th match day of the qualifiers, and China's youngster Pang Junxu played against world champion Graeme Dort. Veteran Dort played quite well, the offensive accuracy was very high, and he scored a single 147 in the 6th set, which was very amazing. In the end, Graeme Dort eliminated Pang Junxu 6-1 to advance to the fourth round. Pang Junxu not only lost the game, but also missed the highest score bonus, which can be said to have suffered a double blow.
So far, China's Ding Junhui, Zhou Yuelong and Lu Haotian have advanced to the final round of the qualifiers, and six Other Chinese players have played in the third round of the qualifiers, with Pang Junxu and Lei Peifan making the first appearances.
Youngster Pang Junxu played well, scoring a single shot of 144 points before, which is the highest single score since the beginning of the tournament. Unfortunately, the highest single score was refreshed by his opponent Graeme Dort, who directly scored a perfect score, leaving Pang Junxu helpless.
Throughout the game, Graeme Dort did play well, and although the offensive continuity was very average in the first half, and the single shot did not exceed 50 points, Graeme Dort showed strong defensive strength and took a 3-1 lead. In the 5th set, Graeme Dort taught Pang another lesson in defense, winning another set 76-52.
In the 6th set, Graeme Dort showed his offensive prowess, both in accuracy and position, perfectly, and under the watchful eyes of the audience and other players, Graeme Dort scored a difficult 147, and he shook his fist, quite excited. Subsequently, the morale-boosting Graeme Dort quickly decided, locking up the victory with a single shot of 107 points, eliminating Pang Junxu 6-1 and advancing to the final round of the qualifiers.
For Pang Junxu, this game can be described as a double blow, first of all, it was a fiasco and out, and secondly, it was to witness the opponent play a full score, and he could not compete for the highest score bonus of a single shot. Unexpectedly, Pang Junxu ended the season in such a way. However, he has managed to be relegated and will continue to work hard next season.
Finally, let's talk about the 147, which is Graeme Dort's second 147 in his career, 9th 147 this season, 175th in snooker history, 147, looking at the World Championships, which is the fifth 147 in qualifying history, if no other players play a perfect score, Dort will receive a full-point prize of £10,000 and a £15,000 single-highest point prize.
Other games played in the same time period, Jamie Clark swept Gary Wilson 6-0 and Hussein Wafi swept Lichtenberg 6-0, both of which were strong conversations, but there was a one-sided situation, which was surprising!