On April 9, 2024, the qualifying round of the World Snooker Championship continued, and the three Chinese players Li Junwei, Zhang Jiawei, and Bai Yulu were eliminated, only Xing Zihao defeated the champion Holt 10-6, Ian Burns created the first 10-1 of the tournament, and Dean Yang was defeated.
In the first round of the qualifying round, four Chinese players took the lead, among which Li Junwei and Xing Zihao are active professional players, Zhang Jiawei and Bai Yulu have obtained two seasons of professional qualifications, Bai Yulu won the women's world championship some time ago, so it has attracted more fan attention, but snooker is a sport, the gap between men and women is too obvious, even if the opponent's level is poor, it is still very difficult to win.
Chinese players 1 win and 3 losses, Jenson Kendrick blasted out a single stroke of 111 points, 102 points, 91 points, 62 points, 57 points, 53 points 10-7 victory over Bai Yulu, objectively speaking, it has exceeded expectations to be able to win seven games, and Bai Yulu scored 54 points in a single stroke in the 15th game, this performance is still remarkable, after all, the female player who can win the World Championships is currently only Evans, Bai Yulu is still very young and should not be underestimated.
The most pity is Zhang Jiawei, 9-6 lead advantage was reversed, missed a number of match points to leave regrets, the lack of experience of the newcomer led to a loss, Ross Muir played a single stroke 84 points, 84 points, 77 points, 69 points, 59 points 10-9 eliminated Zhang Jiawei, the level of the two sides is very close, but Zhang Jiawei's ability to resist pressure is not as good as the opponent, Ross Muir won Ding Junhui after all, in general it is still better.
Andrew Padgett scored 75 points, 70 points, 66 points, 58 points, and 52 points to defeat Li Junwei 10-9, which is helpless, Li Junwei did not play 50+ once in the whole game, and the average stroke time was more than 30 seconds, which caused outside fans to look uncomfortable.
The only Chinese player to win at this stage was Xing Zihao, the 19-year-old who put in a strong performance, scoring 98, 86, 82, 63, 61, 58 points 10-6 to beat Michael Holt, who was once in the top 16 and won the single-game limited-time tournament, and now he has been eliminated in the qualifying round, Xing Zihao is commendable for continuing to move forward, and his opponent in the second round is Daniel Wells.
In other matches, Ian Burns swept Dean Yang 10-1, although Burns only scored a 68, but almost kept a clean sheet, Liam Davies eliminated Australia's Ryan Thomson 10-3, Malaysia's Tu Zhenlong defeated Hamza Ilias 10-2, and there are four more Chinese players to play, Fu Jiajun, Long Zehuang, Ma Hailong, Jiang Jun, so stay tuned.