Facing England's veteran Muhammad Aurangzai in the first round, Bai Yulu, a 19-year-old Chinese woman known as the women's version of Ding Junhui, contributed a single shot of 62 and 78 to defeat her opponent with an aggregate score of 4-3, taking an important first step towards the professional tournament.
But qualifying for the Pro Tournament is not easy, with five hurdles ahead of him, and the next Round 2 opponent will be very strong: 40-year-old former pro Craig Stedman, who is also a regular at the Q School Pro Qualifiers:
In 2011, Craig registered for three consecutive trials, but the result was only to finish in the second round.
In 2014, Craig played in the trials again, but this time he performed well, successfully passing 6 levels in a row to successfully obtain the professional qualification, and the "Great Mill King" Lee fell under his pole at that time. Walker.
Bai Yulu in the first round of the first tryouts
Two years later, Craig was relegated and had no choice but to participate in the 2016 tryouts again, in the first tryout, Craig passed 4 consecutive levels, but the 5th level fell under the pole of Scottland's Davis; In the second tryout, Craig made a comeback, this time through 5 consecutive levels to reach the final, but lost 1-4 to Cyprus' Georgio in the final round, but Craig also successfully qualified professionally with the total points.
However, two years later, Craig was relegated for the third time and played Q SchooI again in mid-2018, first in the second round, and in the second round to reach the final, where he bloodied Adam 4-0. Duffy grabbed the professional qualification.
This time, Craig also played only two years and was relegated for the fourth time, and returned to play Q SchooI in 2021, with a 4-0 defeat by Paul in the first round. Davidson swept the floor, but shot the second round to reach the final in six consecutive rounds, and defeated "Black Brother" Miach 4-3 in the final.
As a result, he played for two years and was pushed out of the professional game, but chose to play Q SchooI again this year.
So, Craig. Stedman is an "unbeatable little strong", after 5 relegations have been "reborn" in the trials, given his rich game experience, Bai Yulu wants to break through from under his pole, it is very difficult, and the shortcomings in defense and safety are more obvious, hoping to reduce mistakes in the following games.
The competition will start at 16 pm Beijing time on May 28, and good luck to Xiaobai at the end!