On April 15, 2024, Beijing time, the World Snooker Championship ended the fifth day of competition. This match day continues to compete for the third round of qualifying, in the last match day, the Chinese army professional rookie He Guoqiang upset McGill 10:5, Lu Haotian 10:8 Daniel Wells took the lead in advancing to the fourth round of qualifying. On this match day, many players such as Zhou Yuelong, Yuan Sijun, and Cao Yupeng of the Chinese Army played one after another to compete for the qualification for promotion.
The World Championships is the highest level of snooker, the best result of Chinese players is Ding Junhui's runner-up, last season's professional newcomer Si Jiahui started from the qualifying round, all the way to the semi-finals, and finally lost to Brecel to stop the semi-finals, in addition to Si Jiahui, Hong Kong, China star Fu Jiajun has also reached the semi-finals twice in his career. In this competition, Ding Junhui and Zhang Anda started directly from the main competition, hoping to make a breakthrough. The detailed results of this match day are as follows.
Pang Junxu 5:4 Oliver Brown
Pang Junxu is ranked 27th in the world and Oliver Brown is ranked 91st, regardless of the world ranking and historical results, Pang Junxu has an advantage. Pang Junxu reached the semifinals of the Snooker Welsh Open and the final of the WST Classic last season, and was in good form, but unfortunately his form this season was not good and he did not have outstanding results.
In the first game of the game, Pang Junxu scored many times, and finally won the first game 79:45 and got off to a good start. Then Pang Junxu scored 60 points and 90 points in a single stroke in a row, and won two games in a row, leading 3:0. In the fourth game, Oliver Brown pulled one back at 68-23. In the fifth game, Pang Junxu scored 69 points in a single stroke and took a 4:1 lead. In the sixth game, Oliver Brown scored several times and finally won the game 79-38. In the seventh game, Oliver Brown seized the opportunity to score three times, and finally won the next game 87-2. In the eighth game, Pang Junxu won 64:22 and led 5:3. In the ninth game, Oliver Brown scored many times, and finally won the game 59:26, with a big score of 5:4 Pang Junxu leading.
Cao Yupeng 6:2 Ma Hailong
Cao Yupeng is ranked 38th in the world, Ma Hailong is ranked 102nd, and Cao Yupeng has the advantage in this game. Cao Yupeng has reached the finals of the Gibraltar Open and the Scottish Open in his career, but unfortunately he did not reach the top. Cao Yupeng ushered in the highlight of his career in the 2017/2018 season, reaching the finals and semifinals twice, but unfortunately was subsequently banned. Since returning to professional competition, the results have been tepid, and this season he reached the final of the single-game limited-time tournament, where he lost to Mark Allen and finished second.
At the beginning of the game, both of them were not in the best condition, and their ability to win with a single shot was not good. In the first game of the game, the two alternated to score, and finally Cao Yupeng won the game 54:38. In the second game, Cao Yupeng scored piecemeal, and finally won the next game 48:8. In the third game, Cao Yupeng received the last black ball and won the game 76:61. In the fourth game, Cao Yupeng won the reversal with a single stroke of 55 points. In the fifth game, Cao Yupeng scored many times, and finally won the game 90:27, leading 5:0. In the sixth game, Ma Hailong pulled back a game with 62:43. In the seventh game, Cao Yupeng scored 66 points in a single stroke and then went to the next game, leading 6:1. In the eighth game, Ma Hailong won 77:29 and fell behind 2:6.
Zhou Yuelong 10:0 James Cahill
Zhou Yuelong is ranked 21st in the world and Cahill is ranked 76th, and in terms of historical records and rankings, Zhou Yuelong has an advantage. Zhou Yuelong has reached the finals of the ranking tournament three times in his career, but unfortunately failed to break through. Zhou Yuelong's best result this season was the semifinals of the Scottish Open. As the third ranked player of the Chinese Army, he was in good form in this game and successfully advanced to the final round of qualifying, and it is not a big problem to advance to the main competition.
In the first game of the game, Zhou Yuelong scored 57 points in a single stroke and won the game 71:0. In the second game, Zhou Yuelong won the next game with 62:26, leading 2:0. Subsequently, Zhou Yuelong scored two consecutive 55 points, two games in a row, and led 4:0. In the fifth game, the two alternately scored, and finally Zhou Yuelong won the next game 68:48. In the sixth game, Zhou Yuelong won the game with a single stroke of 81 points. In the seventh game, Zhou Yuelong scored the last black ball and won the reversal with a single game of 60:52. In the eighth game, Zhou Yuelong scored many times, and scored 85 points in a single stroke, winning the game with 140:5. In the ninth game, Cahill had a chance to win the game, but unfortunately the key ball was wrong, and Zhou Yuelong accepted the last black ball and won the game with a thrilling 57:56, and the big score was 9:0 to take the lead in getting the match point. In the 10th game, Cahill took the lead in getting a single stroke of 22 points to defend, and then, Zhou Yuelong scored 77 points in a single stroke to win the game, and the big score was 10:0 to sweep and advance.
Fu Jiajun 3:6 Hussein Wafi
Fu Jiajun is ranked 83rd in the world and Hussein Wafi is ranked 19th. Fu Jiajun has won many ranking championships in his career and has reached the semifinals of the World Championships twice, but unfortunately his condition has declined seriously due to eye disease in recent seasons, and he has been able to continue to compete in professional competitions in the last two seasons with a green card issued by the World Taiwan Federation. Iran's brother Wafi has won a single-game limited-time championship in his career, and his best result this season is the semi-finals of the British Championship.
At the beginning of the game, Hussein Wafei was in good shape, in the first game, Fu Jiajun scored 57 points in a single stroke, but unfortunately he was finally reversed by Wafei with a single game of 77:62. In the second game, Wafei scored 64 points in a single stroke to win the game. In the third game, Wafei scored many times, and won the next game with 95:5, leading 3:0. Subsequently, Fu Jiajun scored 102 points and 66 points in a single stroke in a row, and won two games in a row. In the sixth game, Wafei scored 121 points in a single stroke to win. In the seventh game, Fu Jiajun scored 73 points in a single stroke to win the super score. In the eighth game, Wafei won the game with a single stroke of 76 points. In the ninth game, Hussein Vafi scored many times, and finally won 85:1, leading 6:3.
Yuan Sijun 5:5 Michael White
Yuan is ranked 37th in the world and White is ranked 60th in the world. White has won the Indian Open and other tournaments in his career, and his strength is relatively strong. In the first game of the game, White scored many times, and finally won the back game 73:1 and got off to a good start. In the second game, White seized the opportunity to get started, and finally won the next game 64-34. Subsequently, White scored 74 and 76 points in a single stroke in a row, and won two games in a row, leading 4:0.
In the fifth game, Yuan Sijun scored many times piecemeal, and finally won a game with 53:24. Subsequently, Yuan Sijun was on the line, scoring 104 points and 113 points in a single stroke in a row, and after two games in a row, the big score was 3:4 behind. In the eighth game, White scored many times, and finally won 80:30, leading 5:3. In the ninth game, Yuan Sijun won the game with a single stroke of 71 points. In the 10th game, Yuan Sijun seized the opportunity to score many times, and finally won the game 96:21, with a big score of 5:5.