On September 17, 2024, Beijing time, the Snooker England Open continues! Today is the 5th matchday of the tournament, and the top 32 will be decided! On the last match day, 5 people from the Chinese army advanced to the top 32, namely: Si Jiahui, Zhang Anda, Wu Yize, Fan Zhengyi and Pang Junxu! This season's English Open prize money has increased compared to last season, and the championship prize money has increased from £80,000 to £100,000! Ding Junhui did not register for this event, the Chinese army will have 7 people on this match day, and in the game just ended, Lu Haotian hit 2 shots of 50+, and the total score was 4-2 to defeat Dominic Dyer! Jiang Jun scored 2 shots to break 100 and 2 strokes of 50+, and the total score was 4-2 to knock out Tom Forde, and Long Zehuang was reversed by the world's No. 3 Mark Allen 3-4! So far, 8 players from the Chinese Legion have advanced to the top 32!
Lu Haotian 4-2 Dominic Dyer
Lu Haotian is currently ranked 32nd in the world, and last season Wuhan Open defeated Rocket O'Sullivan 5-1 and reached the semifinals of the ranking tournament for the first time in his career! Lu Haotian is not in good shape this season, losing to Trump in the Xi'an Grand Prix and stopping in the round of 32, and losing to Xiao Guodong in the Saudi Masters and stopping in the round of 64! Dominic Dyer is currently ranked 41st in the world and has won 2 ranking tournaments in his career, but as he gets older, his form has declined more seriously, and he has not performed well in recent seasons!
In the first game of the game, Dale was in better shape and luck, seizing the opportunity to play many times and winning the first game 63-30! Then Lu Haotian scored 81 points and 66 points in a single stroke to win 2 games in a row to overtake the score! After the entanglement between the two sides in the fourth game, Dale seized the opportunity to win 52-44, and the two sides tied 2-2! In the fifth game, Lu Haotian was better at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, and took the lead in getting the match point 70-39 many times! In the sixth game, Lu Haotian was accurate online, and won the game 68-0 many times!
Mark Allen 4-3 Long Zehuang
Mark Allen is currently ranked No. 3 in the world and has won three titles in a single season for two consecutive seasons! He has won 11 ranking tournaments in his career! Mark Allen's form this season has dropped compared to last season! Long Zehuang is currently ranked 71st in the world, playing calmly and sophisticated, with occasional bright performances! Judging from the strength of both sides, Mark Allen is obviously better on both offensive and defensive ends! In the first game of the game, Mark Allen did a better job on both offensive and defensive ends, and won 103-31 many times! In the second game, Mark Allen scored 88 points in a single stroke to win! Then Long Zehuang scored 65 points, 67 points, and 69 points in a single stroke to win 3 games in a row, and the total score was 3-2 to take the lead in getting the match point! In the sixth game, Mark Allen scored 67 points in a single stroke to win and drag the game into a tiebreaker! In the deciding game, Mark Allen showed his super defensive ability, and won the game 56-13 many times!
Jiang Jun 4-2 Tom Forde
Jiang Jun is ranked 76th in the world, and he defeated Tian Pengfei to advance to the main event in this event! Tom Forde is currently ranked 14th in the world and finished second at the Tianjin National Championships last season, but his form this season has dropped compared to last season! In the first game of the game, Tom Forde scored 96 points in a single stroke and took the lead! Then Jiang Jun continued his excellent form in the previous game, scoring 127 points, 104 points, and 65 points in a single stroke, and won 3 consecutive games to take the lead in getting the match point! In the fifth game, Tom Forde scored 57 points in a single stroke to save a match point at 90-24! In the sixth game, Jiang Jun seized the opportunity to win with a single stroke of 76 points, and defeated Tom Forde with a total score of 4-2 to advance to the top 32!