On April 17, Beijing time, the 2024 Snooker World Championship Qualifying Tournament continued, and the final "trial round" of 32 competitors has all been released, with China accounting for 10 seats (He Guoqiang, Lv Haotian, Zhou Yuelong, Yuan Sijun, Si Jiahui, Wu Yize, Cao Yupeng, Pang Junxu, Jiang Jun, Xiao Guodong), surpassing the nine in 2019, creating a new historical record. Judgment Day includes two Chinese derbys, with at least four Chinese players, including Ding Junhui and Zhang Anda, appearing during the main event.
Jack Lisowski 10-3 Matthew Stevens
Lisowski, the top seed in the qualifying round, played seven single-stroke 50+ shots, two of which broke 100 in a single stroke, compared with the previous round and played nine single-stroke 50+, of which four single-stroke broke 100, the strength was not much better, and he played a wave of seven consecutive whips under a 4-3 lead to lock in the victory. Stevens played three single-stroke 50+ in the whole game, including 135 points in the first game.
Robbie Williams 10-9 Chris Wakelin
The two sides did not break 100, last season's single-game limited-time champion Wakelin played six single-stroke 50+ in the whole game, and played a single-stroke 50+ in two consecutive rounds under 7-8 backwardness to take the lead in getting the match point, Williams played five single-stroke 50+ in the whole game, and played a single-stroke 60+ in two consecutive rounds under 8-9 behind, and locked the victory in one fell swoop, 10-9 to advance to the top 32 of the main competition.
Zhou Yuelong 4-10 Jack Jones
Jones opened with two consecutive rounds of 70+ single-strokes and led 2-0. Zhou Yuelong played 60+ in a single stroke in three consecutive rounds, and one of them broke 100 points in a single stroke. In this way, a wave of four consecutive whips was played to overtake 4-2. In the next eight rounds, Jones played a wave of eight consecutive whips to win, including seven single-stroke 50+, including a single-stroke to break 100 and win 126 points, Zhou Yuelong suffered a clean sheet in three games, and only scored 5 points in one game, so he missed Crucible 4-10!
In the last round, Zhou Yuelong 10-0 James Cahill, played seven single-stroke 50+ in the whole game, and did not break 100!
This season, Zhou Yuelong was once the closest to breaking the drought of individual tour titles, although he had reached the final three times before, and this season the Scottish Open only stopped at the semi-finals, because he had already waved his fist to celebrate, and was finally reversed and killed, which is also embarrassing, otherwise he advanced to the final against Sankham, who reached the final for the first time in his career, and the experience ranking strength is dominant, and it is no longer Robertson, Allen, these top masters (the chance of a single game limited time is too high), but unfortunately lost a good game!
Lu Haotian 10-7 Jenson Kendrick
Kendrick actually advanced to the "judgment round" from the first round, and there are two such players, one from China. And showed a strong competitiveness, despite the poor offensive feel, only played two single-stroke 50+ in the whole game, did not break 100, but Lu Haotian drew seven times to 7+7, once 3-2, 4-3, 5-4, 7-6 lead, Lu Haotian played a single stroke 50+ in three consecutive rounds under the 6-7 lag to take the lead in getting the match point, and then played a wave of four consecutive whips to lock the victory in one fell swoop, and played six single-stroke 50+ in the whole game, of which two single-stroke broke 100, 10-7 to advance to the main match.
Stephen Maguire 10-6 Yuan Sijun
Yuan Sijun opened two consecutive rounds with a single stroke of 60+, once took a 2-0, 3-1 lead, the six-time champion of the ranking tournament, the British Championship champion Maguire played two waves of three consecutive whips under the 1-3 behind, including three consecutive rounds of single-stroke 60+, including two consecutive rounds of single-stroke breaking 100, once took an 8-5 lead, and in the 16th game, he scored a single-stroke to break 100 points in the 16th game. Yuan Sijun played four single-stroke 50+ strokes in the whole game, did not break 100, and continued to miss the main match in his 6-10 career.
Louis Heathcote 8-10 Stuart Bingham
Heathcote twice fell behind twice to equalize the game to 4-4, and played seven single-stroke 50+ in the whole game, two of which broke 120+ with a single stroke, and once led 8-7, but unfortunately suffered a single-game reversal and missed the match point under the 53-6 lead in the 16th game, Bingham played a single stroke 60+ in three consecutive games, one of which broke 101 and won 135 points with a single stroke, and locked the victory in one fell swoop, and played eight single-stroke 50+ in the whole game, of which two single-stroke broke 125+, 10-8 refused to reverse, and Crucible ushered in another world champion!
Rich Wharton 9-10 Mark Davis
Wharton actually played a single stroke 50+ in two consecutive games to 7-7 after falling behind 0-1, 1-4, 2-5, 4-6, 5-7 in the opening game, and then fell behind twice and equalized twice to 9-9, and scored 53 points in a single stroke in the decisive game, and played five single-stroke 50+ in the whole game, without breaking 100. Davis shot seven single-stroke 50+ shots, two of which broke 101 single-strokes to win, but went out 9-10.
Dominic Dyer 10-8 He Guoqiang
The 52-year-old two-time champion of the ranking tournament Dale opened with a single stroke of 60+ in two consecutive games, and the best rookie He Guoqiang played a single stroke of 80+ in two consecutive games after falling behind 0-2, and then played a wave of three consecutive whips to surpass 3-2 and 4-3. Dale fell behind 3-4 and played two waves of three consecutive whips 9-6 to take the lead in getting the match point, and played six single-stroke 50+ in the whole court, He Guoqiang failed to save two match points in a row, lost 55-68 in the 18th game, and missed the debut of Crucible 8-10.
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