In the decisive round of the 2024 Snooker World Championship Qualifying Round, Lv Haotian played against Jenson Kendrick, and in the end, Lv Haotian won 4 games in a row after 6-7 and passed 10-7, and he was also the first Chinese person to advance to the main tournament through the qualifying round, eliminating the big dark horse Kendrick, which was too competitive.
China's post-90s star Lu Haotian is ranked 26th in the world, and defeated Daniel Wells 10-8 in the last round and advanced strongly. Kendrick is also a post-00 generation, only ranked 104th in the world, he started from the first round, and eliminated Bai Yulu 10-7 in a row, 10-8 eliminated Ben Wollaston, 10-5 eliminated Jordan Brown, especially in the last two rounds, the gold content is relatively high, it can be said that he is a dark horse. This is the first time the two have met in their careers.
In the first game, Lu Haotian scored 67 points in a single stroke and took the lead 79-9. In the second game, Kendrick won 73-24, 1-1. In the third game, Lu Haotian returned to color 69-17, 2-1. In the fourth game, Kendrick 56-36. In the fifth game, Kendrick scored 55 points in a single stroke, 76-11, and overtook 3-2.
In the 6th game, Lu Haotian scored 66 points in a single stroke, 77-32, 3-3. In the 7th game, Kendrick narrowly won 60-23, 4-3. In the 8th game, Lu Haotian sealed 72-0, 4-4. In the 9th game, the two played a stalemate, Kendrick narrowly won 66-51, and after the first stage, Kendrick led Lu Haotian 5-4.
In the 10th game, Lu Haotian scored 121 points and won 126-1 in a single stroke, 5-5. In the 11th game, Lu Haotian narrowly won 73-37, 6-5. Kendrick scored 61 points in a single stroke and won two games in a row to overtake 7-6. Lu Haotian suddenly exerted his strength, hit one shot to break 100 and two shots of 50+, won four games in a row, and took away a strong 10-7 wave and advanced.