On April 12, 2022, Beijing time, the snooker World Championships ended on the 8th day of qualifying, and 6 Chinese players appeared on this match day, Lei Peifan and Yuan Sijun won, and Pang Junxu, Cao Yupeng, Gao Yang and Xiao Guodong were out one after another. In the end, 5 Chinese players advanced to the final round of the qualifying round, plus seeded players Zhao Xintong and Yan Bingtao, a total of 7 Chinese players entered the round of 48 of this World Championship.
In the last 12 matches of the third round of the qualifiers, 6 Chinese players appeared and finally achieved a result of 2 wins and 4 losses, which was not ideal. Youngster Lei Peifan eliminated Ulsenbach 6-3, Yuan Sijun beat Ryan Day 6-1, and Lei Peifan and Yuan Sijun joined forces to advance to the final round of qualifying.
Together with Lu Haotian, Zhou Yuelong and Ding Junhui, who were previously promoted, a total of 5 Chinese players reached the top 32 of the qualifiers. In the next qualifying seat battle, Lei Peifan against Hussein Wafi, Yuan Sijun against Highfield, Ding Junhui against David Liri, Zhou Yuelong against Stephen Maguire, and Lu Haotian against Dominic Dale.
The above 5 qualifiers will launch an attack on the main tournament seats, and strive to meet Zhao Xintong and Yan Bingtao. That is to say, with the addition of two seeded players, a total of 7 Chinese players ranked among the top 48 of this World Championship, and it should be said that the results are relatively average. Among the 5 qualifiers, The opponents of Lei Peifan and Zhou Yuelong are particularly strong, and it is really difficult to say whether they can enter the main tournament.
There are also four Chinese players who lost in the third round of qualifying, last season's best newcomer Pang Junxu lost 1-6 to Graeme Dort, and also witnessed his opponents play a perfect score, a bit depressed. Cao Yupeng trailed 3-4 after 0-4, but still lost 3-6 to Dominic Dell. The youngster Gao Yang tried his best to shoot 100 points and 85 points, but unfortunately lost to the experienced Ali Carter, the score was 4-6, some regrets.
In the final game, Xiao Guodong lost 4-6 to David Grace, and the season ended in a dark end. This season, The Chinese players have performed well and have a group advantage in the qualifiers, but in the end only 5 players advanced to the round of 32 in the qualifiers, which was not ideal. I hope that these 5 players will give it a go and strive to advance to the main tournament, and will be trained by Zhao Xintong and Yan Bingtao!