On November 14, 2022, Beijing time, the British Snooker Championship ended its matchday 2 competition, and seeded players Neil Robertson, Higgins and Barry Hawkins were out one after another, which was a surprise. Barry Hawkins led 3-1 at one point, but he lost five consecutive games and was reversed by Ding Junhui, who made history by breaking 100 for the 600th time of his career.
On the first matchday, defending champion Zhao Xintong was out, kicking off the upset of the British Championship. Although this year's British Championship is divided into qualifiers and main rounds, fully protecting the top 16 seeded players in the world, but the seeded players have been out of battle for a long time, it is difficult to enter the competition quickly, but it is easier for the qualifiers to get started quickly, after all, they have played many matches in the qualifying round, which is an important reason why Sam Craigie eliminated Zhao Xintong.
On matchday 2, Neil Robertson, who appeared first, was also out, and as a world champion, Neil Robertson was also recognized as the favorite to win the championship, but he was suppressed by the veteran Joe Perry, and soon lost 2-6 and broke out a super upset. Luca Brecel, who appeared at the same time, played well, and as the runner-up of the last British Championship, Brecel showed his attacking prowess, knocking out Lu Haotian 6-4.
Then, another world champion, Higgins, was also out, and he lost 4-6 to Tom Forde, which was also a big upset. In the first half of the match, Higgins shot a one-shot 50 and 84 to lead 3-2, but he did not play well afterwards, only shooting a one-shot 55 in the eighth inning, making many mistakes at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, giving up his chances. Tom Forde shot 71, 99 and 90 to win 6-4 and advance to the last 16, before battling Luca Brecel for a spot in the quarterfinals. So far this season, Higgins has been in a slump and has lost its former competitiveness, which looks like a trend of falling behind.
The final match day ended when Ding Junhui eliminated seeded Barry Hawkins 6-3, and in the first half of the match, Ding Junhui was a bit slow and went into the intermission with a 3-1 trail. Ding then began to exert his strength, shooting a one-shot 105 in the fifth innings to break the 600th 100 of his career, becoming the seventh professional player to achieve this achievement after Hendry, O'Sullivan, Higgins, Trump, Neil Robertson and Selby, Ding Junhui made a new career history.
Ding Junhui's confidence was greatly increased, and he played a very high standard at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, he shot the 601st in the seventh game to break the hundred, and two games were turned around in a particularly complicated situation, with a performance of winning four consecutive games, Ding Junhui won the match point 5-3. In the 9th game, Barry Hawkins took the lead, but after scoring 42 points, there was a mistake, and Ding Junhui completed the reversal and eliminated Barry Hawkins 6-3 to advance to the round of 16.
So far, eight places have been determined in the round of 16 of this British Championship, belonging to Sam Craigie, Ryan Day, Mark Allen, Kyren Wilson, Joe Perry, Luca Brecel, Tom Forde and Ding Junhui. Four seeded players Zhao Xintong, Neil Robertson, Higgins and Barry Hawkins are out of the competition, and the British Championship is wonderful!