On April 12, Beijing time, the snooker World Championship qualifier will be played! A total of five players from the Chinese Legion advanced to the decider round and challenged the Crucible seat, namely Ding Junhui, Lu Haotian, Zhou Yuelong, Yuan Sijun and Lei Peifan. In the upcoming tiebreaker round, Chinese players will encounter strong resistance, especially for the two young players, the long-term format of 19 innings and 10 wins will be a huge challenge.
The opponent of the former brother Ding Junhui is David Lili, who competes with a wild card. For Ding Junhui, this should be a planned victory. Previously, Ding Junhui's strength player in the same district was Ma Fulin, who had broken into the top 8 of the World Championships. But Maflin was in no shape and was easily defeated by Liri. I believe that Ding Junhui will not waste this good opportunity, defeating his opponent to the stage of Crucible is the best way for Ding Junhui to correct his name.
Lu Haotian's opponent is the astronaut Dominic Dell. The 51-year-old Dell is ranked 65th in the world, and as he gets older, Dell's competitive level declines rapidly. In the last round, Dell originally played against China's Liang Wenbo. However, Liang Wenbo was banned and had no chance to play, making Dell directly guarantee promotion. For Lu Haotian, this is a better opportunity, after all, the opponent is already 51 years old.
Zhou Yuelong will play against Maguire, who has reached the final at the World Championships and has been consistent in the top 10 of the world for the previous seasons. However, like Ding Junhui, Maguire has been in average form for the past two seasons, and now the world ranking has fallen to 40th. Zhou Yuelong has every chance to beat his opponent and break into the main stage of the World Championships.
In 2003, the opponent of the young player Lei Peifan was very strong. Repefan will face Iran's Wafi, who previously won the single-time tournament and is currently ranked 18th in the world and is the No. 2 seed in qualifying. In the third round, Repefan eliminated Ussenbach, this time his opponents were stronger. If he qualifies for the main tournament, he will be the youngest Chinese player to break into the main stage of the World Championships.
Yuan Sijun's opponent is Highfield, who is currently ranked 43rd in the world. For Yuan Sijun, if he can continue to play against Ryan Day, then beating Heyfield will not be a problem. Facing the world's 22nd Ryan Dai, Yuan Sijun once broke 100 clean sheets with three consecutive shots. Of course, the 19-game 10-win format will be a challenge for the post-00s player.