5-3!The top 32 of the snooker German tournament was born: there are still 7 Chinese players left, and the seeded star is out of the game
On January 31, 2024, the top 32 of the Snooker German Masters were born, Chinese players occupied seven seats, Fan Zhengyi continued to advance, Xiao Guodong and Liu Hongyu were eliminated, and the seeded star Hawkins lost to Mark Davis 1-5, and his abnormal performance led to an upset.
Three Chinese players hit the top 32, among which Fan Zhengyi had the best results, once defeated O'Sullivan, won the European Masters, and left a deep impression on outside fans, but since that time, Fan Zhengyi's performance has been a little mediocre, and he has often focused on participating in the recent past, and the world ranking remains around 30, and now he has encountered Belgian teenager Ben Mertens, and Fan Zhengyi's comprehensive strength is obviously superior.
After the start of the game, Ben Mertens seized the opportunity in the first game and took the lead with 77-1, in the second game Fan Zhengyi was not to be outdone and won the grappling with 76-6, in the third game Ben Mertens played a single stroke 52 points to interrupt the attack, Fan Zhengyi scored 53 points in a single stroke and reversed 71-52, and in the fourth game, Ben Mertens suddenly dropped the line and made a mistake with only 49 points, and was beaten by Fan Zhengyi with a single stroke of 60 points and won another game with 82-49.
At the end of the intermission, Ben Mertens completed the super score with 71-45 in the fifth game, Ben Mertens scored 55 points in a single stroke in the sixth game, and won the game 71-41, Fan Zhengyi withstood the pressure in the seventh game and won 65-62 narrowly, taking the lead in getting the match point, and in the eighth game, Ben Mertens did not score the super score, Fan Zhengyi played a single stroke 54 points to clear the table, ended the game with 54-51, and finally eliminated Ben Mertens 5-3, it was not easy to win.
In the game at the same time, Tom Forde scored 93 points, 84 points, 62 points, and 52 points in a single stroke to beat Xiao Guodong 5-1, and Singh scored 122 points, 108 points, 63 points, and 58 points in a single stroke to defeat Liu Hongyu 5-3, and Mark Davis knocked out the seeded players in an upset, and beat Hawkins 5-1 with 89 points, 66 points, 63 points, and 54 points in a single stroke, and another top 16 player was out, which was somewhat unexpected.
World No. 10 Kyren Wilson is in good shape, blasting out a single stroke of 129 points, 96 points, 67 points, 53 points to sweep Wollaston 5-1, behind the win of five games in a row to win, David Leary set another record, played a single stroke of 54 points, 52 points 5-4 reversal of Ricky Wharton, with Hawkins lost to Mark Davis, half of the seeded players are out, there are four people in the top ten in the world, Trump is now the number one favorite.
At the end of the first round of the main competition, seven people advanced to the top 32, and then continued to appear, Zhou Yuelong vs. Higgins, Pang Junxu vs. Carter, Xu Si vs. Graeme Dort, Si Jiahui vs. Alfie Davis, He Guoqiang vs. Sam Craigie, Yuan Sijun vs. Andrew Padgett, Fan Zhengyi vs. Singh, the first three games are difficult to advance, how the Chinese players perform is worth looking forward to, come on!