The much-anticipated German Masters of Snooker is in full swing, and now it is a qualifying tournament, with Chinese brother Ding Junhui beating Jordan Brown 5-1 in the first round of qualification and losing 45-5 to 45-year-old veteran Matthew in the second round of qualification. Stevens, Ding Junhui qualified out to surprise many fans. On the other hand, Chinese snooker rising star Fan Zhengyi performed well, beating world champion Sean Murphy 5-2 to qualify for the main draw.
The qualifying stage of the German Masters uses a 9-inning, best-of-5 system, and there is a possibility of upset in the short game system, plus the gold content of the German Masters is not high, because the winner of the championship only has 80,000 pounds in rewards, many players in the British Isles have wisely abandoned the game, and many seeded players are out. Many fans think that it is good for Chinese snooker players to win the championship, and many fans think that Ding Junhui has a chance to hit the 15th championship before the game, because Ding Junhui reached the final of the British Championship and can be said to be in very good condition.
It is a pity that the qualification lost to a 45-year-old veteran, missing a good game for Ding Junhui, who is now 35 years old and ranked 19th in the world, while the opponent is 45 years old and ranked 49th in the world. Ding Junhui got into shape quickly at the start of the game, shooting a single 62 in the first game to take the lead, and both men made some mistakes in the second game, and Matthew Stevens seized the opportunity and won the game 63-13 in a piecemeal run.
Matthew Stevens was in hot form at the start of the third game, shooting a single 74 to win the game, while Ding Junhui was not in good shape, and the accuracy of the long stage was extremely poor to give his opponent a chance to get started. At the beginning of the fourth game, Ding Junhui had a deviation in defense and positioning, giving Matthew Stevens the opportunity to get started, the opponent shot a single 66 points, Ding Junhui wanted to do snooker and the opponent to maneuver, but he still lost the game, at this time Ding Junhui fell 1-3.
The next fifth game began, and Ding Junhui adjusted in time to recover somewhat, but Matthew Stevens was clearly in better shape and shot another single 57 to win the game 73-11 and take the first match point. Ding Junhui, who came to the edge of the cliff, gave it a go, and successively shot a single 119 points, 72 points, and 59 points to win 3 consecutive games to equalize the score, but unfortunately, Ding Junhui made another mistake in defense in the tiebreaker, giving the opponent the opportunity to score a super score, and Ding Junhui finally lost the game 4-5 and missed the round of 32.
It is not surprising that Ding Junhui is out, the last British Championship Ding Junhui consumed a lot, and the main event of the German Masters is going to play in Germany, like 753jie is now out. Now Ding Junhui's exit is not a bad thing for Chinese snooker players, because many players in this German tournament have performed very well, such as Fan Zhengyi, who beat O'Sullivan to win the ranking tournament last season, reached the last four of the championship this season, and now comes to the stage of the German Masters is also very eye-catching.
In the first round of qualifying, Fan Zheng faced Gerrard. Green, in the case of 2-3 behind, Fan Zheng won 3 consecutive games to win the match, the second round of qualification faced seeded player Shaun Murphy, Fan Zhengyi played very well, and finally eliminated the world champion 5-2 to advance to the main draw, it is worth mentioning that Yan Bingtao, Zhao Xintong and other young players also entered the main match, so many fans think that the German Masters may stage a derby.
The main reason for the German Masters Ding Junhui out is that the long platform is not online, and the game is played a little casually, giving the opponent the opportunity to get started, for Ding Junhui, the accuracy of the long platform is now declining, and it will be very passive in the game, plus now Ding Junhui plays without economic pressure, Ding Junhui has more than snooker in his eyes, and everyone should not be too forced on Ding Junhui, is everyone right?