On January 18, 2023, the Snooker World Grand Prix continued, 12 places were decided in the round of 16, only four places were left to be determined, Chinese players 3-1, Ding Junhui, Zhou Yuelong, Xiao Guodong advanced, only Lu Haotian was out, the overall performance exceeded expectations, O'Sullivan swept Hawkins 4-0, Selby did not perform well, losing to Thailand's Nopon. Sankham, recently went out of the first round twice in a row.
The World Grand Prix is the first ranking tournament of the year, only the top 32 players in a single season are invited to participate, and there is a guaranteed bonus of £5,000 in the first round, the defending champion is O'Sullivan, who beat Robertson 10-8 last time to win the 38th ranking tournament of his career, with a prize of £100,000, and the best result of the Chinese player in this event is the runner-up, Ding Junhui lost 3-10 to O'Sullivan.
Four Chinese players qualified this year, three advanced to the round of 16, Ding Junhui shot a single 133 points, 57 points 4-0 sweep Bingham, Zhou Yuelong shot a single shot 107, 104 points, 66 points, 60 points, 59 points, 58 points 4-3 narrowly defeated Tachaia, and Xiao Guodong beat Robertson 4-1, bringing unexpected surprises, only Lu Haotian lost 2-4 to Qiao. O'Connor was eliminated in the first round.
O'Sullivan fought Hawkins again, facing the number one bitter owner of his career, Hawkins didn't win a game, there was really no way, O'Sullivan shot 108 points, 65 points, 64 points, 62 points 4-0 to win easily, Trump shot a single 138 points, 107 points, 71 points 4-2 victory over Hussein. Wafi, who continued the good form he had when he won the Masters, is undoubtedly the favourites for the title.
Thailand's Nopon. Sankam shot 122, 104, 75 to beat Selby 4-1, from the Masters to the World Grand Prix, Selby was out of the first round, he won the English Open, the competitive state is still not good, Mark . Williams was strong, shooting 121, 104, 100 and 82 to beat Jamie 4-1. Jones, Higgins failed to qualify.
Karen. Wilson shot 65, 63, and 58. 52 points to eliminate Robbie 4-2. Williams, Ryan. Dai shot 101, 94, 70 to beat Richie 4-1. Wharton, four games away, Murphy vs. Carter, Sam. Craigie vs. Tom. Forde, McGill vs. Gary. Wilson, Joe. Perry against Luca. Brecel.
So far, 12 places have been decided in the round of 16, O'Sullivan, Trump, Mark. Allen, Mark. Williams, Karen. Wilson, Ryan. Dai, Lisovsky, DING Junhui, ZHOU Yuelong, XIAO Guodong, NO Pang. Sankham, Joe. O'Connor advances, and China's Ding Junhui fights Mark again. Williams, the opponent after the promotion is most likely O'Sullivan, so stay tuned.