The German Masters qualifying tournament was all eliminated, and the round of 32 places followed, with only 6 top16 qualifiers, and all 9 seeds except O'Sullivan who withdrew in the qualifying round.
A total of 12 players from the Chinese Legion advanced to the main draw, Ding Junhui lost 4-5 to Matthew Stevens to the round of 32, and the Chinese players who advanced to the main draw were Zhao Xintong, Yan Bingtao, Tian Pengfei, Zhang Anda, Peng Yisong, Fan Zhengyi, Xiao Guodong, Si Jiahui, Pang Junxu, Cao Yupeng, Li Xing and Zhao Jianbo.
The six finalists in the TOP16 were defending champions Zhao Xintong, Neil Robertson, Yan Bingtao, Kyren Wilson, Jack Lisovski and Luca Brecel.
The list of this year's German Masters is eye-popping, it can be described as the coldest ranking tournament in history, the high-ranking seeded players have been knocked out, the "75 Three Masters" O'Sullivan withdrew, Higgins and Williams were eliminated hand in hand, there was no trace of the "Three Masters" in the rare large-scale ranking match, and only Robertson broke through on behalf of the post-80s.
The results of the Chinese Legion are gratifying, especially the performances of young players Fan Zhengyi and Zhao Jianbo are once again eye-catching, Fan Zhengyi, who won the European Masters from Rocket O'Sullivan, picked out Sean Murphy, Zhao Jianbo swept the single-season king Mark Allen 5-0, Li Xing also deflated Barry Hawkins, and professional newcomer Peng Yisong beat Selby. We have seen that Chinese players are gradually growing, and Chinese players in the top 16 and 8 of the competition often have Chinese players, which has increased the confidence of young players.
Looking forward to the performance of Chinese players in Berlin, Germany, next February, can the Chinese derby return to the final? Will the German Masters be the Chinese event again? Let's wait and see.