Beijing time on October 23 news, the first round of the 2021 Snooker German Masters Qualification Tournament continued. Mark Allen, the "little steel cannon" who just won the Northern Ireland Open, is in hot shape, sweeping Alfie Bolton 5-1 to start the German Masters championship journey!
"Little Steel Cannon" is ranked ninth in the world, and at the Northern Ireland Open, which ended this week, he won the championship in the final, 9-8 against the 4-time World Champion "The Witcher" John Higgins. In the process of winning the championship, he also eliminated world Number One Judd Trump 5-3.
In the first round of the qualifiers, the opponent of the "little steel cannon" was 44-year-old veteran Alfie Bolton, who was ranked 104th in the world. In the past, Allen and Burton have met a total of 2 times, with a record of 2 wins and 2 wins.
In the first game of the game, the "Little Steel Cannon" continued the excellent state of the Northern Ireland Open when he won the championship, and Bolton was stubbornly suppressed. In this round, the "small steel cannon" blasted out a single shot of 120 points, 121-9 first to win the first set, 1-0 strong start. In the second set, the "Little Steel Cannon" won another set 60-24 through several starts, leading 2-0.
In the third set, in the face of the strong attack of the new North Love Champion Allen, Bolton also showed no weakness, he returned the single 141 points, 141-0 clean sheet Allen, 1-2 to win back a set. In the fourth set, Bolton and the "little steel cannon" began to fight, he played a single 50 points, Allen played a single 69 points, 73-50 win, 3-1 to extend the lead, the two sides into the inter-set rest.
In the fifth set, after returning from a break, the Little Steel Cannon and Bolton went on a tug-of-war again, winning 62-55, extending the lead to 4-1 and winning three match points.
Innings, Bolton, who had no way back, launched a tenacious counterattack, the "small steel cannon" did not give him the opportunity to save the match point, he showed his domineering feel again after starting, he blasted out a single shot of 122 points, 123-6 to lock in the win, the total score of 5-1 victory to advance!