In the third round of the 2024 Snooker World Championship Qualifying Tournament, a Chinese derby, Cao Yupeng played against Ma Hailong, and in the end, Cao Yupeng won 10-4.
Cao Yupeng is a famous player born in the 90s in China, who was banned for a long time, and after his comeback, Cao Yupeng's overall state is okay, such as having a good performance in a single-game limited-time match, but he has not achieved particularly good results. Cao Yupeng's skills are actually relatively solid, and he is ranked 38th in the world, starting from the third round of the qualifying round.
Ma Hailong is a post-00 player in China, only 20 years old, ranked outside the top 100 in the world, in the first two rounds of qualifying, Ma Hailong's performance is still good, first 10-1 victory over Sakkis, and then 10-7 upset eliminated the experienced Martin O'Donnell, and entered the third round strongly. This is the first time the two have met in their careers.
In the first and second games, Cao Yupeng won three games in a row 54-38, 48-8, 76-61 and took a 3-0 lead. In the fourth game, Ma Hailong scored 50 points with a single stroke, and Cao Yupeng scored 55 points with a single stroke and won another game with 80-51, 4-0. In the fifth game, Cao Yupeng won 90-27 smoothly and expanded his advantage 5-0. In the 6th game, Ma Hailong narrowly won 62-43 and chased 1-5. In the 7th game, Cao Yupeng scored 66 points and won another game 76-26 in a single stroke, 6-1. In the 8th game, Ma Hailong won 77-29 and chased it to 2-6. In the 9th game, Cao Yupeng won with a single stroke of 127 points, 7-2.
In the 10th game, Cao Yupeng won with a single stroke of 116 points, consolidating his advantage 8-2. In the 11th game, Ma Hailong won 71-44 and chased it to 3-8. In the 12th game, Cao Yupeng won with a single stroke of 86 points and won the match point 9-3. In the 13th game, Ma Hailong saved the match point 61-5, 4-9. In the 14th game, Cao Yupeng finally won and advanced 10-4.