On December 16, 2022, Beijing time, the snooker England Open continued, and in the second round of the main match, three Chinese players Fu Jiajun, Pang Junxu, and Zhao Xintong suffered defeat one after another, and Zhao Xintong actually lost 0-4 to Asteri, breaking out a big upset. The Chinese players lost all 3 games on this match day, collectively missing the round of 16, and the next match became a spectator again.
In this English Open, Chinese players did not perform well, and after the first three matchdays, only three Chinese players remained in the signing table, namely Zhao Xintong, Fu Jiajun and Pang Junxu. These three Chinese players collectively played 32 to 16 and fought for a place in the round of 16, in fact, the opponent was not too strong, but these three Chinese players failed to win, especially Zhao Xintong's sudden loss of touch, which was disappointing.
Zhao Xintong's opponent is Asteri, which is a game that lacks spectacle, neither of them has a smooth attack, but there are many mistakes. In the whole game, Zhao Xintong only shot a single 51 in the third game, but he lost the game 67-75. Astrid did not score more than 50 points in a single stroke, but swept seeded Zhao Xintong 4-0, breaking out and Zhao Xintong once again missed the round of 16.
Fu faced seeded Barry Hawkins, who shot a back-to-back 89 and 127 to quickly take a 3-0 lead. Fu did not give up, and after 0-3, he shot a back-to-back 63 and 111 points, saving two match points and trailing only 2-3. Unfortunately, Fu Jiajun missed the opportunity in the sixth game, and Barry Hawkins sealed the victory with a single 50 points, eliminating Fu Jiajun 4-2 and advancing to the round of 16.
Pang Junxu shot a one-shot 60 and 121, but he lost two consecutive games after 2-2 to Ashley Hegill and missed the round of 16. All three Chinese players lost on this matchday, and the Chinese snooker army was completely wiped out, and collectively missed the round of 16. Recently, Chinese snooker fell into a ban storm, it can be said that it has entered the darkest moment, and on the field, Chinese players have not achieved too outstanding results, this season still did not win the championship, this tournament even collectively missed the round of 16, which is a surprise.
In the end, the players who made it to the round of 16 were Neil Robertson, Ryan Day, Barry Hawkins, Mark Williams, Higgins, Ali Carter, Sean Murphy, Mark Selby, Trump Trump, Tachaia, Brecel, Jamie Jones, Asterley, Mark Allen, Ashley Hergil, Martin Gould. With 10 seeded players in the round of 16, it should be said that the level of competition at the English Open is very high and very watchable, and almost every subsequent match is a strong dialogue, good luck to all players!