In the early morning of April 14, the 80-48 rounds of the Snooker World Championship qualifying round continued. China's Lu Haotian meets Dennis Wells. In this game, the two sides fought fiercely for 18 rounds, and Lu Haotian refused to be reversed, narrowly defeating the opponent 10-8 to enter the next round, only one step away from the main match.
In the first game, Lu Haotian scored 60 points in a single stroke, and in the third game, Lu Haotian scored 59 points in a single stroke again, and entered the first stage of the game with a 3-1 lead.
After the break, Lu Haotian scored 71 and 87 points to continue to extend the lead. The opponent returned with 64 and 116 points, chasing the big score to 3-5. In the 9th game, Lu Haotian scored 77 points and ended the first stage of the game with a 6-3 lead.
After the start of the second stage of the game, Lu Haotian won two games in a row in the 10th and 11th games, once extending the advantage to 8-3. The opponent scored 104 points in a single stroke in the 13th game, and entered the break 5-8 after chasing two games in a row.
After that, the opponent made persistent efforts and caught up with 2 games in a row, once chasing 7-8 and only trailing by 1 game. In the 16th game, Lu Haotian regained his touch and successfully got the match point 9-7. The opponent saved the match point in the 17th game, and in the 18th game, Lu Haotian seized the opportunity to score 64 points in a single stroke and won 10-8.
Lu Haotian, who successfully advanced to the round of 48, is only one step away from the main event, and he will next face Jenson Kendrick for a qualification to the main event of the World Championships.