On October 24, 2022, the snooker Northern Ireland Open came to an end, and China's Zhou Yuelong won the runner-up of the ranking tournament for the third time, leading 4-1 in the final and losing eight consecutive sets, and finally losing to Mark 4-9. Alan, the psychological quality is not good, there is a collapse situation, Mark . Allen successfully defended his title, won the seventh ranking tournament of his career, and won the title of the crown at the same time, which can be said to be very rewarding.
The champion is an invitational tournament, the winner prize is 150,000 pounds, although it is not counted in the world ranking, but the gold content is very high, because only the players who won the championship in this year can directly qualify for the competition, if the 16 places are available, the WTF will invite according to the ranking, this time only Selby is shortlisted in this way, and the other 15 participants are the winners of the championship.
Last year's championship Trump won 10-4 against Higgins, this time he is the top seed, trying to defend the title, the best result of the Chinese player is Ding Junhui to reach the final four, Zhao Xintong and Fan Zhengyi played, Yan Bingtao has no championship recently, the ranking is not dominant, and finally did not participate, and the first round out has a guaranteed bonus, drawn to Wangharutai or Li. Walker is a good signing, and the odds will be greater.
O'Sullivan (World Championships, World Grand Prix, Hong Kong Masters), Trump (Champions, Turkish Masters, World Championship Runner-up), Robertson (Masters, Players' Championships, Tour Championships), Luca. Brecel (Champions League Ranking Edition, Scottish Open), Zhao Xintong (British Championship, German Masters), Fan Zhengyi (European Masters last year).
Mark. Allen (Northern Ireland Open), Higgins (Champions League Invitation), Ryan. Day (British Open), Karen. Wilson (European Masters this year), Joe. Perry (Welsh Open), Milkins (Gibraltar Open), Hussein. Wafi (single limited time), Lee. Walker (Senators World Championships), Wangharutai (Women's World Championships).
The last seat is decided according to the world rankings, and Selby in fourth place takes the last train, and the three Chinese stars do not meet the criteria, Yan Bingtao is 15th, Zhou Yuelong is 21st, Ding Junhui has fallen to 38th, and Mark . Williams also did not qualify, becoming the only absentee of the 75 Sanjie, and the 80 Five Tigers except for Ding Junhui, Sean . Murphy also missed the Crown.
According to the schedule of the World Taiwan Federation, before the start of the championship, part of the qualification of the English Open is required, and there will be one of the three major competitions of the British Championship, so there are still many opportunities to fight for the competition, and the performance of Chinese players is still worth looking forward to.