On April 13, Beijing time, the Snooker World Championship came to the decisive round of competition. In the Chinese legion, Ding Junhui and Lu Haotian defeated their respective opponents and successfully advanced to the main tournament of the World Championships. Zhou Yuelong, on the other hand, was eliminated 7-10 against Maguire. Counting Zhao Xintong and Yan Bingtao, who automatically advanced to the main tournament, the Chinese legion has 4 people who have been shortlisted for the World Championships.
Ding Junhui faced David Leary, and the game was ups and downs. Ding Junhui opened the game with consecutive single shots of 137 and 67 points to take an early 2-0 lead. But soon, Ding Junhui appeared to slacken off. The opponent won 5-4 in the first stage. In the second stage, Liri won two more sets, and at one point he had a big advantage of 7-4. But in a desperate situation, Ding Junhui played a star style, winning 6 consecutive rounds of attack waves, allowing him to finally defeat his opponent 10-7.
Lu Haotian faces Dominic Dale, who is now 51 years old. Lu Haotian started with a huge advantage, shooting 63 and 56 consecutive singles. After Dell pulled back a set, Lu Haotian went down 7 innings in a frenzied wave to extend the score advantage to 9-1! Although Dell then won three consecutive sets, Lu Haotian's advantage was too great, and he finally easily defeated his opponent 10-4.
Zhou Yuelong became the only player among the three Chinese players to lose. Facing maguire, the runner-up of the previous championships, Zhou Yuelong started with a 3-1 lead and blasted out a 3-shot 50+. But then Maguire took the advantage, winning four straight sets to win 5-3. In the second stage, Zhou Yuelong regained his strength and once chased to 6-7. However, in the subsequent battle between the two, Zhou Yuelong lost the battle, and finally lost 7-10.
Previously, China's Zhao Xintong and Yan Bingtao had directly entered Crucible with the world ranking of the top 16. Coupled with the smooth promotion of Ding Junhui and Lu Haotian, the Chinese team has occupied 4 of them in the final 32 of the World Championships. Next, the Chinese Legion and 2 post-00s novae will launch an attack on Crucible, namely Lei Peifan and Yuan Sijun, hoping for their good luck.