In the decisive round of the 2024 Snooker World Championship Qualifying Tournament, He Guoqiang played against Dominic Dyer, and in the end, He Guoqiang lost 8-10, one step away from the main match, and fell in the qualifying round, which is really regrettable.
He Guoqiang is a post-00 player in China, ranked 72nd in the world, and has reached the third round of this season's World Open, and the German Masters has also entered the third round. He started in the second round of qualifying, defeating Ross Muir 10-8, Anthony McGill 10-5, and especially McGill, which was a big upset.
Nicknamed "The Astros" and ranked 40th in the world, Dale defeated David Grace 10-6 in the last round. This is the first time the two have met in their careers, can He Guoqiang make his Crucible debut?
In the first and second games, Dale scored 67 points and 65 points in a row to win two games in a row, starting 2-0. In the 3rd and 4th games, He Guoqiang returned 88 points and 71 points in a single stroke in a row, chasing two games 2-2 in a row. In the 5th game, He Guoqiang won 92-13 many times and overtook 3-2. In the 6th game, Dale scored 92 points in a single stroke, won 108-22, 3-3. In the 7th game, He Guoqiang scored 54 points in a single stroke, 67-56 and narrowly won, 4-3. In the eighth and ninth games, Dale won two games in a row, 57-47 and 64-39, and ended the first period with a 5-4 lead.
In the 10th game, Dale scored 90 points in a single stroke, 6-4. He Guoqiang hit a shot of 50+ and won two games in a row 6-6. He Guoqiang quickly hit two 50+ shots and won three games in a row 9-6 to get the match point. He Guoqiang scored 77 points in a single stroke, won two games in a row and chased it to 8-9! In the 18th game, Dale still narrowly won 68-55 and advanced 10-8.