On November 11, 2022, the snooker British Championship continued, the fourth round of qualification burst out of the upset, the 90s dark horse Hayfield saved a number of match points, 2-5 down to win four consecutive sets, completed a big reversal, and finally defeated Carter 6-5, China's Xiao Guodong eliminated Petrov 6-3, challenged Trump in the first round, Xiao Guodong's signing was not good, this time if he wants to continue to move forward, he must play beyond normal.
Carter has won four ranking tournaments, twice won the World Championship runner-up, both to O'Sullivan, is currently ranked 20th, the overall strength is not second to the seeded players, after the start of the new season, Carter also had a good performance, reached the European Masters Final Four, and finally lost to Karen 5-6. Wilson, this time Carter eliminated Peter 6-3. Reines, competing with Highfield for a place in the main event.
Highfield ranked about 40th, the highlight of his career was to eliminate Zhou Yuelong in the World Championships and enter Cruzburg, but throughout his performance in the ranking tournament, the overall results are relatively mediocre, often focusing on participation, and Carter has a certain gap, plus the British Championship has a very high gold content, everyone attaches great importance to it, using the 11-game 6-win format, it is difficult to burst out of the cold.
Carter interrupted the attack with only 21 points in the first game, Highfield hit a single shot 90 to take the lead, in the second game Carter was not to be outdone, hitting a single shot 74 points and color, in the third game Highfield shot a single shot 79 points, in the fourth game Carter played a single shot 81 points, both sides won two games each into the intermission, Highfield was in good shape, facing the strong Carter, his performance was still relatively stable.
After the break, Carter hit a one-shot 96 in the fifth game to win another game, in the sixth game Highfield did not score, Carter took the opportunity and hit a one-shot 61 to complete the overscore 70-0, in the seventh game Carter won the fight 75-44 and took the match point first, then Carter went high and low, the big advantage failed to take advantage of the chase, and in the eighth game Highfield hit a single shot 78 to save a match point.
Carter continued to make mistakes, and in the ninth innings Highfield hit a one-shot 50 to complete the overscore at 84-10, and then Highfield made multiple moves, hitting a one-shot 54 to win another game at 70-23, and Carter did not get a chance to get on the tiebreaker, Highfield ended the game 76-0, and finally reversed Carter 6-5, eliminated the world runner-up and advanced to the main event, and faced Bingham in the first round, which is expected to achieve another good result.
China's Xiao Guodong played steadily, hitting a one-shot 90 points, 62 points 6-3 victory over Estonia's Petrov, five Chinese players advanced through the qualifying round, plus seeded players Zhao Xintong and Yan Bingtao, and finally seven players played in the main competition and reached the top 16 spot.