On August 29, 2022, Beijing time, the Snooker Northern Ireland Open ended the qualification competition, and on the last match day, Tian Pengfei successfully advanced, and Lei Peifan regretted being out. With Tian Pengfei's promotion, a total of 8 Chinese players won the main stage of the qualifying round, and 9 Chinese players will play the qualifying round during the main tournament, it is worth mentioning that Zhao Xintong will play a derby with Lu Haotian, Yan Bingtao will play against Liang Wenbo, and these Chinese players are in the 3/4 zone.
On the final matchday of the qualifying round, Tian Pengfei scored a single 61 points and 78 points to sweep Ian Burns 4-0 and easily advance to the main tournament. Repefan scored a single shot of 61 and 50 points, but he lost two consecutive sets after 2-2, losing 2-4 to David Grace and missing the regular game. In the first stage of the qualifiers, 18 Chinese players appeared, and in the end, only 8 advanced to the qualifiers, and the performance was not ideal.
The 8 Chinese players who broke through from the qualifiers were Ding Junhui, Tian Pengfei, Lu Ning, Chen Zifan, Li Junwei, Fan Zhengyi, Si Jiahui and Pang Junxu. Nine more Chinese players will be played in qualifying during the main tournament, including two derbys, Zhao Xintong against Lu Haotian and Yan Bingtao against Liang Wenbo. In addition, Xu Si challenged Shaun Murphy, Chang Bingyu challenged defending champion Mark Allen, Xiao Guodong against Rich Wharton, Li Xing against Lisovsky, and Zhou Yuelong faced the wild card winner.
Then, the official announcement of the Northern Ireland Open main match signing table, Ding Junhui into the 2/4 zone, the first round against Michael White, if successfully passed, the second round is very likely to play against Barry Hawkins. If Ding Junhui successfully passes the first two rounds, he may meet Mark Selby again in the third round. There is also Neil Robertson in the 2/4 zone, if Neil Robertson passes the qualifying round, the first round of the main round against Fan Zhengyi, Scarlett and Rouning are also in the 2/4 zone, Scarlett against the winner between Lisovsky and Li Xing, and Lunin's opponent is Hamad Mia.
Several of the players participating in the derby are in the 4/4 zone, including Zhao Xintong, Lu Haotian, Yan Bingtao, Liang Wenbo, in addition, in the 4/4 zone, there are Pang Junxu and Tian Pengfei, Pang Junxu against Matthew Celte in the first round, and Tian Pengfei against Martin Gould. Chen Zifan, Li Junwei and Xiao Guodong are all in the 1/4 zone, Chen Zifan is the winner between Mark Allen and Chang Bingyu, Li Junwei's opponent is Dylan Emory, Xiao Guodong if he can beat Rich Wharton, the first round of the main match against the women's Wangharutai. In addition, Xu Si and Zhou Yuelong are in the 3/4 zone, and if Zhou Yuelong can beat the wild card winner, he will play Dominique Dell in the first round of the main tournament.
Overall, the Chinese players in this station of the qualification results of the competition is average, to the main competition and there is a pile of situations, Zhao Xintong, Yan Bingtao, Liang Wenbo, Lu Haotian and other people have entered the same half of the district, the competition will be very fierce! The Northern Ireland Open main tournament will be held from 16 to 23 October, and good luck to the Chinese players!