On December 20, 2023, Beijing time, in the just-concluded World Snooker German Masters Qualifying Tournament, Chinese snooker star Xiao Guodong swept the veteran Burns 5-1 with his outstanding performance of 107 points, 119 points, 65 points and four consecutive wins to successfully advance to the top 64.
In other matches at the end of the same period, Schulti successfully completed the promotion with a single shot of 83 points, 60 points, 71 points and three consecutive wins to defeat Lisowski 5-3.
China's first brother Ding Junhui performed sluggishly, losing 2-5 to Yuan Sijun and announcing an upset. China's new professional player He Guoqiang scored 111 points, 79 points, 63 points, 50 points and 57 points in a single stroke, and defeated Astley 5-4 to successfully advance to the top 64.
Xiao Guodong won four games in a row and swept Burns 5-1 to advance
In the match between Xiao Guodong and Burns, Xiao Guodong once again played a very strong competitive state. In the first game, Xiao Guodong won the first game 63:50 with multiple opportunities to get started, and successfully took a 1-0 lead.
In the second game, Xiao Guodong scored 107 points with a single stroke and won another game with 117:7, thus continuing to lead Burns 2-0. In the third game, Xiao Guodong scored 65 points with a single stroke, won the game 66:52, led Burns 3-0, and continued to expand his advantage.
In the fourth game, Xiao Guodong scored 119 points with a single shot and won the game again with 128:0, thus leading Burns 4-0 and successfully winning the match point. In the fifth game, Burns scored 62 points with a single shot and won the game 92:12, 1-4 behind Xiao Guodong.
In the sixth game, Xiao Guodong won the game with a performance of 62:60 and easily defeated Burns 5-1 to complete the promotion.
Lisowski suffered a 3-5 defeat to Schulty
In the match between Lisowski and Schulti, Schulti managed to put on a strong performance. In the first game, Schulti scored 83 points in a single stroke to win the first game and take a 1-0 lead.
In the second game, Lisowski pulled one back 86-8 and drew 1-1 with Schulty. In the third game, Lisowski won the game with a performance of 71:38, overtaking Schulti 2-1 to take the lead.
In the fourth game, Schulty won the game 64-16 with multiple layups and drew 2-2 with Lisowski. In the fifth game, Schulti scored 60 points with a single shot and won the game 65:39 to overtake Lisowski 3-2.
In the sixth game, Schulti scored 71 points with a single stroke to win the game and take a 4-2 lead. In the seventh game, Lisowski scored 102 points with a single shot to win the game, 3-4 behind Schulty.
In the eighth game, Schulti scored 61 points with a single shot and won the game 63:8, thus defeating Lisowski 5-3.
Ding Junhui was in a sluggish state and lost 2-5 to Yuan Sijun
In the match between Ding Junhui and Yuan Sijun, Ding Junhui once again staged a drama of upset loss. In the first game, Ding Junhui scored 50 points with a single stroke and won the first game 80:34 to successfully take a 1-0 lead.
In the second game, Yuan Sijun scored 87 points and won the game 87:0 with multiple handicap games, and drew 1-1 with Ding Junhui. In the third game, Yuan Sijun scored 59 points with a single stroke and won the game 70:46 and overtook Ding Junhui 2-1 to take the lead.
In the fourth game, Yuan Sijun won the game with a 75:0 performance, thus leading Ding Junhui 3-1 and continuing to expand his advantage. In the fifth game, Yuan Sijun was late and was sentenced to lose a game, and Ding Junhui fell behind Yuan Sijun 2-3.
In the sixth game, Yuan Sijun scored 102 points with a single shot to win the game and take a 4-2 lead. In the seventh game, Yuan Sijun won the game with a 74:4 performance and defeated Ding Junhui 5-2.
He Guoqiang won two games in a row to defeat Astley 5-4
In the match between He Guoqiang and Astley, He Guoqiang played a good form. In the first game, He Guoqiang scored 79 points and 103:2 in a single stroke to win the first game and take a 1-0 lead. In the second game, Astley scored 52 points with a single shot to recover a game at 87:51 and drew 1-1 with He Guoqiang.
In the third game, He Guoqiang won the game 77:21 and successfully took a 2-1 lead. In the fourth game, Astley scored 57 points with a single shot and won the game 74:63 to draw 2-2 with He Guoqiang. In the fifth game, He Guoqiang scored 50 points with a single shot and won the game at 82:30, leading Astley 3-2.
In the sixth game, Astley scored 73 points with a single shot and won the game 73:33 to draw 3-3 with He Guoqiang. In the seventh game, Astley won another game 63-57 to take a 4-3 lead.
In the eighth game, He Guoqiang recovered a game at 66:59 and drew 4-4 with Astley. In the ninth game, He Guoqiang scored 111 points with a single shot to win the game and beat Astley 5-4 to advance to the top 64 of this event.