In the early morning of April 14, Beijing time, the last matchday of the 2022 Snooker World Championship Qualification Tournament came to an end, and the last 8 places to enter the final 32 of the main tournament were released. The two young Chinese generals, Yuan Sijun and Lei Peifan, failed to go any further and fell on the final judgment day. After the end of this matchday, the top 32 of this World Championship has been released.
A total of 16 players passed the test of the qualification round and landed in Crucible. The 16 players who broke through from the qualifiers were Donaldson, Lu Haotian, Maguire, Michael White, Tacchaia, Jamie Jones, Ding Junhui, Hegel, Gilbert, Walkerlin, Thornham, Highfield, Stevens, Page, Clark and Wafi.
Two of China's snooker players broke through from the qualifiers to advance to the main tournament, ding junhui and Lu Haotian. Ding Junhui competed in the World Championship qualifiers again after 6 years this season, and finally he played steadily all the way, entering the world championship for 16 consecutive years. Lu Haotian passed the qualification test for the second consecutive year and entered the main stage of the competition.
The 16 players who broke through from the qualifiers will form the top 32 lineup of this year's World Championships with the TOP16. The 16 direct finalists were O'Sullivan, Selby, Neil Robertson, Trump, Wilson, Higgins, Zhao Xintong, Williams, Hawkins, Murphy, Brechel, Bingham, McGill, Lisowski, Allen and Yan Bingtao.
A total of 4 Chinese players entered the main tournament of the World Championships, in addition to Ding Junhui and Lu Haotian, who advanced through the qualification round, there were also Zhao Xintong and Yan Bingtao, who were directly shortlisted for the main tournament. The draw for the main tournament of this World Championship will be held at 18:00 Beijing time on April 14, and it is expected that the four Chinese players will be able to play well in this World Championship.