On December 19, 2023, Beijing time, in the just-concluded World Snooker German Masters Qualifying Tournament, China's new professional player Liu Hongyu swept the triple crown champion Dominica Dale 5-0 with a single stroke of 53 points, 61 points and five consecutive wins to successfully advance to the round of 64.
In other matches at the end of the same time period, world star Ricky Wharton easily defeated Duffy 5-1 with a single shot of 64 points, 85 points and three consecutive wins to advance.
Three-time world champion Mark Williams narrowly beat David Grace 5-3 with a performance of 106 and 52 points in a single stroke. Si Jiahui scored 123 points, 103 points, 87 points, 98 points and won five consecutive games in a single stroke to defeat Lu Haotian 5-4 and advance to the top 64.
Liu Hongyu won five games in a row and swept Dale 5-0 to advance
In the match between Liu Hongyu and Dell, Liu Hongyu continued to show a good performance. In the first game, Liu Hongyu scored 79 points with his many layup opportunities and excellent ability to seize opportunities, and won the game 79:0 to take a 1-0 lead.
In the second game, Liu Hongyu won another game with a performance of 63:33, thus leading Dell 132-0 to extend his advantage in this game. In the third game, Liu Hongyu scored 53 points with a single stroke to win the game 73:1 and lead Dale 3-0.
In the fourth game, Liu Hongyu scored 61 points with a single shot and won the game 71:8, thus leading Dell 4-0 and directly winning the match point of the game. In the fifth game, Liu Hongyu won the game with a performance of 83:673 and swept Dale 5-0 to advance.
Ricky Wharton won three games in a row and easily defeated Duffy 5-1
In the match between Wharton and Duffy, Wharton also made the cut with ease. In the first game, Wharton relied on his excellent ability to grasp the opportunity and completed a single game with a 58-55 performance, leading Duffy 1-0 and taking the lead.
In the second game, Wharton won the game 105-0 with multiple layups and continued to lead Duffy 2-0. In the third game, Duffy narrowed the gap by trailing Wharton 1-2 with a 66-64 single-game performance.
In the fourth game, Wharton scored 64 points with a single stroke, and 71:65 returned the color to lead 3-1, and Duffy once again stretched the difference to two games. In the fifth game, Wharton scored 85 points with a single shot to win the game and lead Duffy 4-1.
In the sixth game, Wharton directly sealed the victory with a performance of 63:30 and easily defeated Duffy 5-1 to advance.
Williams broke 100 in a single shot and narrowly beat Grace 5-3
In the match between Mark Williams and David Grace, the three-time world champion almost overturned. In the first game, Grace scored 54 points with a single shot and won the game 58:14 to take a 1-0 lead.
In the second game, Williams won the game with a performance of 72:64 and drew 1-1 with Grace. In the third game, Williams won the game with a 50-16 performance and overtook Grace 2-1 to take the lead.
In the fourth game, Williams scored 52 points and 75:40 with a single shot to win the game and lead Grace 3-1. In the fifth game, Williams won the game 64-23 and led Grace 4-1 to get the match point. In the sixth game, Grace won the game with a performance of 65:59, trailing Williams 2-4.
In the seventh game, Grace won another game 71-19 and trailed Williams 3-4. In the eighth game, Williams scored 106 points with a single shot to win the game, narrowly defeating Grace 5-3 and successfully advancing to the round of 64 of this tournament.
Si Jiahui won five games in a row and defeated Lu Haotian 5-4
In the match between Si Jiahui and Lu Haotian, the two players each won one and a half, but Si Jiahui became the player who won in the end. In the first half of the game, Lu Haotian took a 4-0 lead with a single stroke of 83 points, 64 points, 89 points and 112 points.
I thought that this game had lost its suspense, but what I didn't expect was that Si Jiahui staged a super reversal in the second half. After entering the second half, Si Jiahui scored 123 points and 87 points in a single stroke as soon as he came up, winning two games in a row and falling behind Lu Haotian 2-4.
Immediately afterwards, he won another game with a performance of 82:25 and fell behind Lu Haotian 3-4, and the difference between the two sides narrowed to one game. Under such circumstances, Lu Haotian began to have psychological fluctuations. Si Jiahui seized the opportunity to score 98 points and 103 points in a single stroke, winning two games in a row, and defeating Lu Haotian 5-4.