On November 27, 2022, Beijing time, the German Snooker Masters ended the qualifying match, and the Chinese players performed well on the last matchday, achieving a record of 5 wins and 1 loss, and only Ding Junhui lost regrettably. In the end, 12 Chinese players advanced to the round of 32 of the main tournament, and the results were very good.
On the first 5 match days of the qualifying round, Zhao Xintong, Yan Bingtao, Tian Pengfei, Zhang Anda, Xiao Guodong, Zhao Jianbo and Peng Yisong won the main match. Zhao Xintong is the defending champion, he and Yan Bingtao are both seeded players, and after a number of seeded players are out, the two played steadily and successfully entered the main draw. Young player Zhao Jianbo competed as an amateur player, Peng Yisong is a newcomer in the professional game, and both players eliminated the powerful players, which is surprising.
On the last matchday, six Chinese players played in the second qualifying round, and they continued their good momentum and achieved quite good results. The first was Fan Zhengyi, who beat world champion Sean Murphy 5-2. Last season, Fan Zhengyi won the ranking tournament championship, he and Zhao Xintong and Yan Bingtao are called the new trident of Chinese snooker, after Zhao Xintong and Yan Bingtao broke through one after another, Fan Zhengyi also won the main tournament seat, and the three will go all out in the main tournament to attack the championship again.
Secondly, Si Jia Hui swept Andy Hicks 5-0, Cao Yupeng eliminated Scott Donaldson 5-3, facing opponents who were not too strong, Si Jia Hui and Cao Yupeng played at a normal level and got their place in the main draw. Third, the 32-year-old Li Xing also created a big upset, facing seeded Barry Hawkins, Li Xing played well, winning 5-2 and advancing to the main draw.
The last to appear is Pang Junxu, as the former Rookie of the Year, Pang Junxu has not performed too brightly this season, but he has been working hard, this time at the German Masters, Pang Junxu is in good shape. Facing Gary Wilson, Pang Junxu led 3-1, 4-3, and although he was dragged into the tiebreaker by his opponent, Pang Junxu maintained a steady mentality and finally won 5-4.
What is more embarrassing is that only Ding Junhui suffered a defeat among the Chinese players who appeared on this matchday, and he lost 4-5 to Matthew Stevens and missed the main draw. At this point, the Chinese players have ended their qualifying journey, and 12 people have reached the round of 32, namely Zhao Xintong, Yan Bingtao, Tian Pengfei, Zhang Anda, Xiao Guodong, Zhao Jianbo, Peng Yisong, Fan Zhengyi, Si Jiahui, Cao Yupeng, Li Xing, Pang Junxu.
According to the signing table, the Chinese players in the first round of the main draw are: Zhao Xintong VS Tom Forde, Tian Pengfei VS Anthony McGill, Zhao Jianbo VS Jimmy Robertson, Peng Yisong VS Jimmy White, Zhang Anda VS Lisovsky, Xiao Guodong VS Fan Zhengyi, Si Jiahui VS Chris Worklin, Cao Yupeng VS Heathcote, Li Xing VS Ali Carter, Yan Bingtao VS Rich Wharton, Pang Junxu VS Ross Muir. Together with Zhao Xintong and Yan Bingtao, there are a total of 6 top 16 players in the world left in the signing table, which is definitely a good opportunity for Chinese players to attack the championship!