In the early morning of April 17, 2024, Beijing time, the World Snooker Championship Qualifying Tournament ended the competition for the 7th game. The World Championship is the highest-level event in snooker, and only the player who wins the World Championship is called a world champion. Only four non-British players in the history of snooker have won the World Championships, and Ding Junhui, the first brother of Chinese snooker, can complete the Grand Slam without one World Championship championship in his career.
After the first three rounds of qualifying competitions, this competition day enters the fourth round of qualifying rounds, which is also the competition for the main competition seats. After the first three rounds of competition, 10 Chinese players successfully advanced to the fourth round of qualification, and this game day He Guoqiang, Yuan Sijun, Zhou Yuelong and Lv Haotian 4 people took the lead in competing for the qualification of the main competition.
Zhou Yuelong 4:10 Jack Jones
Zhou Yuelong is ranked 21st in the world and Jack Jones is ranked 44th. Jack Jones has not had a stellar career, with Zhou Yuelong dominating the world rankings and all-time record. Zhou Yuelong is the No. 3 player in the Chinese Army, and has reached the finals of the ranking tournament three times in his career, but unfortunately he was the runner-up. This season, Zhou Yuelong reached the semi-finals of the Scottish Open, and was reversed out of the game with a nine-point advantage in the decider, missing a great opportunity to win the championship. In this game, Zhou Yuelong suddenly dropped in the second half of the game, lost eight games in a row, and lost miserably.
At the beginning of the game, Jack Jones took the lead in getting into the state, scoring 72 and 98 points in a single stroke in a row, and won two games in a row to take a 2:0 lead. Subsequently, Zhou Yuelong's state was online, scoring 100 points, 60 points and 66 points in a single stroke, and he won four games in a row, leading 4:2. Zhou Yuelong then suddenly dropped the line, and the mistakes continued, and Jack Jones scored 84 points, 93 points and 88 points in a row, and won three games in a row, with a big score of 5:4 to reverse the lead. In the 10th game, Jack Jones scored many times, and finally won the next game 62:28, leading 6:4. At the critical moment, Jack Jones scored 52 and 126 points in a single stroke in a row, and won two games in a row, leading 8:4. In the 13th game, Jack Jones won the game 125:5 with a single stroke of 81 points, and the big score was 9:4 to take the lead in the match point. In the 14th game, Jack Jones contributed 51 points in a single stroke and won 83:22, winning 10:4 to advance to the main match.
Lisowski 10:3 Matthew Stevens
Lisowski is ranked 17th in the world and is the top seed in the qualifying tournament, while Matthew Stevens is ranked 48th. Lisowski, born in the 90s, is an excellent snooker player, and his world ranking has been stable in the top 16 in the world for a long time. Although he has never won a ranking tournament in his career, he has reached the final of ranking tournaments six times and is known as the "second millennium".
In the first game of the game, Matthew Stevens played accurately from a distance, breaking 135 points in a single stroke to win the game, giving Lisowski a dismount. In the second game, Lisowski broke 137 points with a single stroke. In the third game, the two scored piecemeal, and finally Lisowski scored the last black ball to win the game 58-49. In the fourth game, Matthew Stevens won 72-60. In the fifth game, Lisowski started from afar and won the game with a single stroke of 76 points. In the sixth game, Matthew Stevens scored 97 points in a single stroke to win, and the big score was tied 3:3. In the seventh game, Lisowski scored 80 points in a single stroke and then went to the next game. In the eighth game, Lisowski scored several times and finally won the game 63-6. In the ninth game, Matthew Stevens had a chance to win the game, but unfortunately the key ball was wrong, and Lisowski won the game with a single game of 52:48. Subsequently, Lisowski completely controlled the game, scoring 59, 73, 100 and 77 points in a single stroke in a row, winning four games in a row, and becoming the first player to advance to the main match with a big score of 10:3.
Yuan Sijun 6:10 Maguire
Yuan Sijun is ranked 37th in the world and Harry Maguire is ranked 28th in the world. Yuan Sijun has not had particularly impressive results in his career, and his world ranking has been hovering around 40, and he reached the quarterfinals of the Northern Ireland Open this season. Maguire is a strong player with six ranking titles in his career, although his form has been poor in recent seasons. At the beginning of the game, Yuan Sijun took the lead in entering the state, scoring 76 points and 61 points in a single stroke, and won two games in a row. In the third game, Maguire scored 94 points in a single stroke to pull back a game. In the fourth game, Yuan Sijun scored piecemeal, and finally won the game 55:19. In the fifth game, Maguire scored three times and finally won the game 93-5, falling behind 2-3.
In the sixth game, Maguire scored many times and finally won the game 77-9. In the seventh game, the two fought for a long time, and in the end, Maguire won the next game 72:23, leading 4:3. In the eighth game, Yuan Sijun seized the opportunity to score many times, and finally won the game 59:28, with a big score of 4:4. In the ninth game, Maguire won the game 63-10. In the 10th game, Yuan Sijun scored 89 points in a single stroke to pull back a game, and the big score was 5:5. Subsequently, Maguire scored 106 points, 104 points and 66 points in a single stroke, and won three games in a row. In the 14th game, Yuan Sijun pulled back a game with a single stroke of 62 points, and the big score was 6:8 behind. In the 15th game, Maguire scored many times, and finally won 65:34, and the big score was 9:6 to take the lead in the match point. In the 16th game, Maguire started from afar, did not give Yuan Sijun another chance, broke 100 points with a single stroke and won the game, and won the game with a big score of 10:6.
He Guoqiang 8:10 Dominic Dyer
He Guoqiang is ranked 72nd in the world, and veteran Dominic Dale is ranked 40th. Professional rookie He Guoqiang has been in good form this season, reaching the quarterfinals of the British Open. The veteran Dell has won the Shanghai Masters and other tournaments in his career, and his strength is strong, but as he gets older, his form has declined. At the beginning of the game, Dale scored 67 and 65 points in a single stroke in a row, and took a 2:0 lead in two consecutive games. Then He Guoqiang scored 88 points and 71 points in a single stroke, and won three games in a row, with a big score of 3:2 to take the lead. In the sixth game, Dale scored 92 points in a single stroke to win the game, and the big score was 3:3.
In the seventh game, He Guoqiang relied on 54 points in a single stroke to achieve a single-game reversal with 67:56. In the eighth game, He Guoqiang had a chance to win the game, but unfortunately the key ball was wrong, and in the end Dale won the game 57:47, and the big score was 4:4. In the ninth game, the two alternated scores piecemeal, and Dale finally won the game 64-39. In the 10th game, Dale scored 90 points in a single stroke, and won the next game with 95:5, leading 6:4. Subsequently, He Guoqiang won two games in a row with 86:0 and 70:19 to tie the score. In the 13th game, Dale scored 82 points in a single stroke to win the game. In the 14th game, Dale scored many times, and finally won the game 65:22, leading 8:6. In the 15th game, Dale scored 60 points in a single stroke and won the game 66:23, taking the lead in winning the match point with a big score of 9:6. In the 16th game, He Guoqiang saved a match point with 64:32. In the 17th game, He Guoqiang scored 77 points in a single stroke and went to the next game. In the 18th game, Dale won the game 68:55 many times, and advanced to the main match with a big score of 10:8.
Lu Haotian 10:7 Jenson Kendrick
Lu Haotian is ranked 26th in the world, and Jenson Kendrick is ranked 104th, from the world ranking and historical results, Lu Haotian has an absolute advantage, but Lu Haotian encountered a lot of trouble in this game. In the first game of the game, Lu Haotian won the game with a single stroke of 67 points and got off to a good start. In the second game, Jenson pulled one back at 73:24. In the third game, Lu Haotian scored many times and won the game 69:17. Subsequently, Jenson won two games in a row 56:36 and 76:11 to lead 3:2. In the sixth game, Lu Haotian scored 66 points in a single stroke, pulled back a game with 77:32, and drew 3:3.
In the 7th game, Jensen scored three times and finally won the game 60-23. In the 8th game, Lu Haotian won 72:0 and equalized the score again. In the 9th game, after a long battle, the two finally won the game 66:51. In the 10th game, Lu Haotian scored 121 points to win with a single stroke, and the big score was 5:5. In the 11th game, Lu Haotian scored three times and finally won the game 73:37. Subsequently, Jenson won two games in a row 76:43 and 74:0, and the big score was 7:6 to lead again. At the critical moment, Lu Haotian scored 117 points, 52 points and 87 points in a single stroke in a row, and won three games in a row, with a big score of 9:7 to take the lead in winning the match point. In the 17th game, after a long time of fighting, Lu Haotian finally won the game 58:30, and the big score was 10:7 thrilling.