On April 12, Beijing time, the snooker World Championship qualifiers ended all the competition in the third round. In the last game, China's Xiao Guodong lost everything, and after trailing 1-4 to 4-4, he still lost two sets in a row, and finally lost 4-6. So far, the number of Chinese players who have advanced to the decisive round is fixed at 5 people, namely Lu Haotian, Zhou Yuelong, Ding Junhui, Lei Peifan and Yuan Sijun. The remaining 19 are out!
Before the last matchday of the third round, the Chinese legion had Lu Haotian, Zhou Yuelong and Ding Junhui advancing to the decider round, but they all eliminated their compatriots. On the last matchday of the third round, 6 members of the Chinese Legion appeared, and finally 2 young players stood out, namely two post-00 players Lei Peifan and Yuan Sijun.
Repefan played with great confidence against the world-ranked 47th-ranked Ussenbach, taking an early 3-0 lead. Although he was subsequently chased by his opponent for three consecutive sets to equalize, Lei Peifan did not panic and returned to his opponent for winning three consecutive sets, and finally defeated his opponent 6-3. Yuan Sijun also broke out of the big cold, 6-1 to beat the world's 22nd Ryan Dai. Yuan Sijun once blasted out 3 consecutive shots to break 100 zero seals, which can be said to be in a hot state.
Among the 4 players who were eliminated, Pang Junxu lost 1-6 to Dortmund, and the opponent blasted a single shot 147. Cao Yupeng lost 3-6 to Mirkins, who had just won the Gibraltar Open. Gao Yang lost 4-6 to Captain Carter. Xiao Guodong, in the opening 1-4, chased three consecutive sets to tie the score. But in the end, Xiao Guodong still fell short, losing two consecutive sets 4-6 against the opponent and did not have the opportunity to decide the round.
As a result, a total of 5 people, Lu Haotian, Zhou Yuelong, Ding Junhui, Lei Peifan and Yuan Sijun, advanced to the final decisive round. Lu Haotian against Dale, Zhou Yuelong against Maguire, Ding Junhui against Li Li, Yuan Sijun against Hayfield, Lei Peifan against Wafi. The decider round will feature a long-term format of 19 innings and 10 wins, especially for the youngsters.