In the early morning of October 22, Beijing time, the 2022/2023 Snooker Northern Ireland Open ended the quarterfinals, with two Chinese youngsters playing in this round, Zhou Yuelong 2-4 down to break a hundred consecutive save points, 5-4 reverse Gilbert, advance to the semifinals of this tournament, another Lu Haotian lost to McGill 3-5, and the other two places in the semifinals were occupied by Robertson and Allen.
Zhou Yuelong saved three match points to reverse Gilbert
Chinese teenager Zhou Yuelong has had a number of wonderful performances in recent seasons, including reaching the final of the ranking tournament, this season reaching the third round of the European Masters, this tournament won consecutive wins over Dale, Murphy and Milkins, and in the quarterfinals Zhou Yuelong met the powerful "potato brother" Gilbert, the two have met three times before, Zhou Yuelong 1-2 slightly down.
In the first game, it was a rhythm of attack to attack, Zhou Yuelong interrupted the attack at 50 points piecemeal, and then Gilbert scored 55 points in a row to take a 1-0 lead in this game. In the second game, Gilbert had another one-shot 60 points, but Zhou Yuelong cleared the table with 55 consecutive points to win the game 65-60, and the score reached a 1-1 draw. Gilbert won the grappling in the third game, and then Zhou Yuelong withstood the pressure in the fourth game to score 56 consecutive points to win the game 69-35, and the total score reached a 2-2 draw.
After a 15-minute break, Jelbert began to improve significantly in the fifth inning, scoring 71 consecutive points to take the lead again, and in the sixth inning, he hit a single shot of 84 to complete the one-shot victory, and the total score was 4-2 to come to the match point first. Zhou Yuelong in the passive situation did not give up his efforts, but stimulated the desire to attack, while Gilbert once again fell into a situation of poor pressure resistance, Zhou Yuelong saved two match points with two shots 50+ to a 4-4 draw, and in the tiebreaker, he played a single shot 130 to break 100, and the total score of 5-4 Zhou Yuelong staged a reversal to advance to the final four.
Lu Haotian lost to McGill and missed the final four
Lu Haotian has reached the quarter-finals of the British tournament this season, with excellent form in this tournament against McKin, Wells and Brecel, and in the quarter-finals against Scottish McGill. Lu Haotian performed even better in the opening stages of the game, winning the first game with a 94-0 score, and in the second game, he seized the opportunity in the lottery stage, 62-48 and won another game to take a 2-0 lead. Trailing behind McGill, he counterattacked, scoring 56 straight points to win the third inning, and then shooting a one-shot 95 in the fourth innings to tie the game at 2-2.
After a 15-minute break, Lu Haotian scored a one-shot 70 in the fifth inning, and led again on 3-2 aggregate. McGill's offensive feel improved significantly, scoring 85 consecutive points in the sixth inning and hitting a one-shot of 112 in the seventh inning, and the total score was 4-3 to come to match point. In the 8th game, Lu Haotian had the opportunity to bring the score to the tiebreaker, and after scoring 58 points in a row, he once gained a super point advantage, and McGill successfully made Lu Haotian a penalty in the last red ball scramble, and then cleared the table with a shot, 74-72 reversal to win this game, Lu Haotian lost 3-5 and missed the semifinal meeting Zhou Yuelong.
In the other two quarter-final matches, Robertson and Selby had a strong conversation, and Melbourne Machine's offensive form was even better, hitting a 6-50+ to win 5-2 against Selby. Defending champion Allen met "Golden Left-Handed" Williams and started the game 2-0 down to launch a counter-attack, missing two match points and completing the smash 5-4. The semifinals were Zhou Yuelong vs McGill and Robertson vs Allen. (Wind clear)