On February 1, Beijing time, in the 2024 Snooker German Masters 32-16 game, Xu Si played against Graeme Dort, and in the end, Xu Si completed a 5-4 reversal in the case of 0-3, defeated Dort, and successfully advanced to the round of 16, which is really competitive.
Xu Si is a famous Chinese post-90s player, although he has not won the ranking tournament in his career, but this time in the German Masters, Xu Si performed well, winning consecutive games to advance, including five consecutive whip reversals against Shaun Murphy. Dort is a veteran and a world champion. According to statistics, the pair have met three times before, with Dort winning each other, although the most recent meeting was the European Masters in the 2020-21 season. For Xu Si, there is still hope for the promotion.
In the first game, Xu Si was not in good shape, and Dort won 64-12 many times. In the second and third games, Dort scored 61 points and 59 points in a single stroke in a row, and won two games in a row with 65-1 and 74-0 clean sheets, 3-0. In the fourth game, Xu Si scored 66 points in a single stroke to pull back a game to 1-3. After the break, Xu Si scored 77 points in a single stroke and 54 points in a single stroke in a row, and then chased two games to 3-3. In the seventh game, Dort narrowly won 66-65 and won the match point 4-3. In the eighth game, Xu Si 65-50 also colored, 4-4. In the deciding game, Dort took the lead in 36 points to interrupt, and Xu Si completed the reversal of clearing the table with 114 points in a single stroke, and advanced 5-4.
So far, 12 seats have been released for the top 16 of this event: Yuan Sijun, Si Jiahui, Ryan Day, Julian Leclery, Mark Allen, Higgins, Tachaiya, Craigie, Trump, Schuldy, Ali Carter, Xu Si.