On April 13, Beijing time, the third round of the 23/24 Snooker World Championship Qualifying Tournament began, that is, the competition for 80 into 48, and the qualifying competition gradually entered a climax. Today, 3 Chinese players played in the third round, and 4 players continued to compete in the second and second stage of the competition. Among them, the third-round matchup between Chinese teenager Liu Hongyu and Jack Lisowski will be the highlight of the day. Meanwhile, teenager Gao Yang will face the mighty Neil Robertson in the third round if he defeats Zach Shuldi in the second round today.
In this year's World Championships Qualifying Tournament, in addition to the top 16 seeds Ding Junhui and Zhang Anda of the Chinese Army, the remaining 24 Chinese players have to start from different rounds according to the world rankings, and the players who started from the first round can also enter the main round after four games. So far, a total of 7 Chinese players have been eliminated in the qualifying round. In the first round, Li Junwei, Zhang Jiawei, Bai Yulu, and Gong Chenzhi were out. In the second round, Xing Zihao, Long Zehuang, and Fan Zhengyi were out. There are currently 17 Chinese players left in the qualifying round.
1. There are 9 Chinese players who will continue to stay in the second round of the draw
1. Liu Hongyu. Liu Hongyu went directly to the second round according to the ranking, defeating veteran Jimmy White who advanced from the first round 10-3. Tonight, Liu Hongyu will compete with world star Jack Lisowski, who directly entered the third round, at 17:00 and 02:00, and the winner will enter the qualifying round.
Liu Hongyu
Jack Lisowski
2. He Guoqiang. He Guoqiang went directly to the second round according to the ranking, defeating Ross Muir, who advanced from the first round, 10-8. Tonight, He Guoqiang will compete with Anthony McGill, who has directly entered the third round, at 17:00 and 02:00, and the winner will enter the qualifying final.
3. Tian Pengfei. Tian Pengfei directly entered the second round according to the ranking, and led 5-4 in the first period yesterday to kill Mohammed Shehab from the first round, and the second stage of the duel will start at 21:30 tonight, and the winner will compete with Wu Yize, who directly entered the third round.
Tian Pengfei
4. Xu Si. Xu Si entered the second round directly according to the ranking, and defeated Alfie Boden from the first round from 3-6 down in the first period yesterday, and the second stage of the showdown will be held at 21:30 tonight, and the winner will fight Jamie Jones, who directly entered the third round.
5. Gaoyang. Teenager Gao Yang defeated Ishplit Singh Chada 10-6 in the first round, and fell behind Zach Shuldi 3-6 in the first stage of the second round yesterday, and the second stage will be contested at 21:30 tonight. The winner will face Neil Robertson, who went straight to the third round.
Gao Yang
6. Peng Yisong. Peng Yisong defeated Manasavin Pemalek 10-5 in the first round, and fell behind David Lilly 4-5 in the first stage of the second round yesterday, and the second stage will be contested at 21:30 tonight. The winner will face Gilbert, who will advance directly to the third round.
7. Fu Jiajun. Wonder Boy Fu Jiajun performed well, defeating Sripatong 10-1 in the first round, Ken Doherty 10-6 in the second round, and will compete with Wafi in the third round.
Fu Jiajun
8. Jiang Jun. Teenager Jiang Jun 10-6 Amir Sakhosh in the first round, 10-8 in the second round against Fan Zhengyi, and will compete with Craigie in the third round.
9. Ma Hailong. Ma Hailong 10-1 Victor Sarkis in the first round, Martin Odenel 10-7 in the second round, and Cao Yupeng in the third round.
2. 8 people who directly enter the third round
According to the world ranking, Zhou Yuelong, Si Jiahui, Wu Yize, Lv Haotian, Pang Junxu, Cao Yupeng, Yuan Sijun, and Xiao Guodong 8 people directly entered the third round.
Lu Haotian
Today, Lu Haotian will take the lead against Wells, who defeated China's Xing Zihao 10-5 in the second round. Tonight's game will be played at 17:00 and 02:00. The winner will advance to the final tiebreaker.
The long World Championships qualifying tournament is like a long march, and I look forward to the Chinese army to play well and win the quota for the main competition.
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