On the morning of April 12, Beijing time, the snooker World Championship qualifiers ended the last 12 third rounds of competition. At this point, all 32 players in the fourth round of the qualifiers have been selected, of which the Chinese legion occupies 5 people.
Ding Junhui is expected to be among the regulars
In the third round of the qualifiers, the Chinese team had 15 players from Ding Junhui, Fan Zhengyi, Lei Peifan, Pang Junxu, Zhang Anda, Tian Pengfei, Lv Haotian, Zhang Jiankang, Cao Yupeng, Yuan Sijun, Gao Yang, Li Xing, Lu Ning, Zhou Yuelong and Xiao Guodong. But as the opponent's strength increased, 10 people were out after the third round, and only 5 people entered the fourth round. Of the five men who advanced, three won the derby and only two won the foreign war.
Tian Peng flew out
In the three derby matches, Ding Junhui, director of the British Travel Committee, defeated deputy director Tian Pengfei 6-4; Zhou Yuelong narrowly defeated Zhang Anda 6-5; and Lu Haotian defeated Lu Ning 6-3. In the other 9 foreign matches, the Chinese players did not have a good record, only Lei Peifan and Yuan Sijun advanced. After taking a 3-0 lead and being chased 3-3, youngster Lei Peifan won three consecutive sets again, beating Switzerland's Ussenbach 6-3, while Yuan Sijun beat veteran Ryan Dai 6-1. In this way, Yuan Sijun and Lei Peifan joined ding junhui, Zhou Yuelong and Lu Haotian to advance to the fourth round.
Zhou Yuelong advanced, and Xiao Guodong was out
In addition to the above-mentioned 5 people who were promoted and Tian Pengfei, Zhang Anda and Lu Ning, who lost the derby, the other 7 who played in the third round were all eliminated in the foreign war. Li Xing, who was the first to get out, lost three consecutive sets after taking the lead 5-3 and was reversed 6-5 by Ding Junhui's nemesis Donaldson. Zhang Jiankang lost to Maguire 3-6 due to the gap in strength. St. St. Nova European Masters champion Fan Zhengyi lost his past composure and had more hairiness, losing 5-6 to third-rate Player Wakelin. Pang Junxu, who performed well in the second round, was beaten by the previous champion Dort and lost 1-6. The young youngster Gao Yang lost 4-6 to Captain Carter. Cao Yupeng lost the fighter plane in a row, losing 3-6 to the old Dragon Bell's Milkins. Xiao Guodong, who was not in the form, lost 4-6 to David Grace.
The fourth round of the match will be played at 18:00 Beijing time on the 12th, using a 10-win system of 19 sets. China's brother Ding Junhui will take the lead in the battle against 46-year-old veteran David Lili. Let's look forward to the good news from the Chinese players!