German Masters Qualifiers: Small big wins, Hendry and hate out, China's youngsters won 4 and lost 5.
Current world number one Trump began his defending journey by beating Tian Pengfei 5-1 in the first round of the German Masters qualifiers. He will face the winner between Hamilton and Hill on Thursday. The final winner will advance to the main stage next January.
Trump scored a 100, 63 and 85 points to beat China veteran Tian Pengfei 5-1. 2019 German Masters champion Karen Wilson qualified for the main event by beating Li Xing 5-4 in a high-quality competition. It is worth mentioning that Li Xing scored the 100th career breaker in the last round, becoming the 74th professional player in snooker history to achieve this achievement. Wilson scored 56, 104, 73 and 123 points to secure a 4-2 lead, and Li Xing stubbornly chased down to 4-4. Wilson won the decider with 56 points.
Chang Yubing challenged Uncle Ma. The two men in the opening game broke the first two sets with each side. Uncle Ma contributed 128 points in the opening game, and Chang Yubing immediately returned 111 points, but the 56 points played by a single innings in the third set were reversed alive. Uncle Ma scored 2-1 and then scored 91 and 103 points to easily qualify for the main tournament 5-1. Along with Uncle Ma, jimmy Robertson and Chinese teenager Zhao Xintong also advanced to the main tournament. Jimmy hit two 50+s in the battle between the two "inferior" brothers to lock up a regular spot 5-2.
In the derby, Zhao Xintong, who blasted out 4 shots yesterday to break the hundred, has relented in offensive firepower output today, but he still shook hands with his opponent at the end of the first four sets with a combination of 80+61. After the break, he added another 65 points to win the match point 4-2, Pang Junxu hit back a 58 point to make a final effort without success, and Zhao Xintong won 5-3.
In the first round, Wu Anyi's first match as a professional Tour player ended with a 4-5 defeat to Steadman. This season, she and Evans have been awarded a two-year wild card to compete in the professional arena. In the game, Wu Anyi scored a single 77 points to take the lead 4-2, but Stedman struggled to chase and stole the last three sets. He will compete with Zhang Jianjian, who eliminated Joe Perry, for the right qualification.
In the evening, big names such as Hendry and Trump all appeared. Hendry, with the exception of a 51-shot innings in the first inning, was almost a meal on the plate for his opponent Gao Yang for the rest of the game. Gao Yang only completed two 50+ in the 1st and 5th sets to take away the victory 5-2. Xiao Guodong swept Jones 5-1 with 95, 61 and 72 points after taking a 2-1 lead. Hendry, who announced his departure two years ago, once again fell under the pole of an unknown player and drank out of the game, I don't know if he has considered retiring twice after repeated defeats?