On April 13, Beijing time, the snooker World Championship qualification tournament will be contested to the last matchday. On the Chinese side, there are two young players who will launch a final attack on Crucible, Lei Peifan against Wafi and Yuan Sijun against Highfield. In addition, the game between Carter and Stevens and Dort against Clark is also very noteworthy.
After nine matchdays of contention, the World Championship qualifiers came to the final matchday of contention. The Chinese legion had 24 men in the battle, and at present, Ding Junhui and Lü Haotian had completely broken through. At present, those who are still in the decisive round are the 2003 young player Lei Peifan and the 00-year young player Yuan Sijun. If the two advance, they will equal China's record at the World Championships. In 2017, the Chinese legion had 6 members who entered the main competition.
Repefan is playing against Qualifier No. 2 seed Wafi, who is currently ranked 18th in the world and is currently iran's older brother. As a young player in 2003, Lei Peifan is currently only ranked 111th in the world rankings. He started in the first round and eliminated Maddox, Carrington and Ussenbach. For Lei Peifan, if he breaks into the main competition, he will become the youngest player in China to break into the main stage of the World Championships.
Yuan Sijun will meet Highfield, who is currently ranked 43rd in the world. Compared with Lei Peifan, Yuan Sijun's opponent is slightly weaker. Yuan Sijun also played from the first round, defeating Muir and Holworth 6-3 in the first two rounds. In the third round, Yuan Sijun upset 6-1 and upset the world's 22nd Dell. This 00-year-old youngster looks quite powerful. This battle against Highfield, Yuan Sijun is not without opportunities.
In addition, Carter's game against Stevens will also become a closely watched battle. Both are long-established players, and it is no surprise that neither of them wins. In addition, world champion Dort had to avoid being out, and his opponent Clark had beaten Mark Allen in the World Championships.