On April 14, 2022, Beijing time, the snooker World Championship ended the competition on the last match day of the qualification round, and the two Chinese players, Lei Peifan and Yuan Sijun, suffered defeat and did not qualify for the main game. In the end, only Ding Junhui and Lu Haotian broke through from the qualifiers, plus Zhao Xintong and Yan Bingtao, who directly advanced to the main tournament, and only 4 Chinese players broke into the round of 32 at this World Championship.
On the final matchday of the qualifying round, Lei Peifan tried his best, and he rose to catch up with the opening 1-4 behind, at one point to win 6-5. Facing Hussein Wafi, who has achieved great results this season, Repefan did not fall behind, and the two played until the decider. Unfortunately, Repefan made a mistake in leading by 61 points in the decider, and Hussein Wafi completed the reversal 68-61, eliminating Repefan 10-9.
At the age of 18, Lei Peifan played his strength, shooting 5 out of 50+, although he lost. Hussein Wafi shot a 6-50+, becoming the first Iranian player in history to score in Crucible.
Another Chinese player, Yuan Sijun, led 5-4 in the first half but underperformed in the second half, losing 7-10 to Highfield. In the whole game, Yuan Sijun only shot two 60+, and the offensive continuity was indeed very general. Highfield shot a hundred, five 60+, the ability to seize the opportunity is indeed stronger than Yuan Sijun.
In other matches, Graeme Dort, who had previously played a single 147, was upset, and the 44-year-old world champion chased 8 draws after falling behind 4-8, but unfortunately lost 2 consecutive sets in the last minute, losing 8-10 to Jamie Clark and missing the regular game.
In addition, Jackson Page eliminated David Grace 10-6 and broke into Crucible for the first time. Matthew Stevens eliminated Ali Carter 10-8, Sankam eliminated Robert Milkins 10-8, Chris Walkerlin eliminated Jimmy Robertson 10-7 and David Gilbert eliminated Anthony Hamilton 10-3.
At this point, the qualifiers are all over, and the World Championship Round of 32 is officially released, which are:
Seeded players: O'Sullivan, Selby, Neil Robertson, Trump, Karen Wilson, Higgins, Zhao Xintong, Mark Williams, Barry Hawkins, Sean Murphy, Luka Brecher, Stewart Bingham, Anthony McGill, Lissovsky, Mark Allen, Yan Bingtao.
Qualifiers: Scott Donaldson, How-Tin Lu, Stephen Maguire, Michael White, Tacchaia, Jamie Jones, Ding Junhui, Ashley Hergill, David Gilbert, Chris Walkerlin, Thornham, Hayfield, Matthew Stevens, Jackson Page, Jamie Clark, Hussein Wafi.
Next is the main draw ceremony, I hope that the 4 Chinese players can have good luck and strive for good results in this World Championship!