On October 27, 2021, the Snooker European Masters Qualifiers began. The three Chinese players who made the debut (Xiao Guodong, Zhou Yuelong and Gao Yang) all won. The two TOP16 players were overjoyed and worried – Lisovsky easily advanced, while Bingham was reversed by the weak team and was eliminated in the first round of two consecutive qualifying matches.
This qualifier was hit by the coronavirus. Mark Williams bore the brunt of the coronavirus as the British Open winner had to retire from the European Masters qualifiers and next week's English Open, with amateur Lloyd coming off the bench in both of those tournaments. After that, Sam Craig announced that he was retired from the game due to injury, but Cahill, who came to the bench, tested positive in the new crown test, so Wahedi won without a fight and directly advanced to the main game.
All three Chinese players who appeared on the same day advanced. Xiao Guodong shot a 3-shot 50+ to kill Germany's Klex's chances of appearing in his hometown with a 5-0 score. Zhou Yuelong seemed to have regained a stable feel after experiencing the fluctuations of the beginning of the season, shooting 66, 83, 64 and 60 points to beat the legendary White 5-2. Gao Yang 5-2 Lick Elder World Championship champion Li Li, this season's record has improved to 6 wins and 4 losses, and relegation hopes have increased significantly.
The two TOP16 players are happy and worried. Lissovsky scored a single shot of 138 points, a 5-2 victory over Hitenberg, and the "German Legion" was completely destroyed. Bingham lost four straight sets after leading 3-1, losing 3-5 to Patrick of Scotland, who was ranked 115th in the world, and was out of the first round of two consecutive qualifying matches. Evans, 2-5 Heathcote, joined the professional game with a record of 2 draws and 5 losses. Maflin scored a single shot of 141 points on the 5-2 win over Taylor, temporarily becoming the highest single score in this tournament.
Results on the 27th
Xiao Guodong 5-0 L. Clex, C. Stadman 4-5 A. Hicks
M. Davis 5-3 R. Milkins, J. Cahill withdrew - promoted to S. Wahdi
Zhou Yuelong 5-2 J. White, D. Leary 2-5 Gao Yang
J. O'Neill 5-1 H. Miha, J. Lisovsky 5-2 S. Lichtenberg
R. Evans 2-5 L. Heathcote, S. Bingham 3-5 F. Patrick
K. Maforin 5-2 A. Taylor, Jak Jones 5-2 K. Dahdi
28th fixtures
17:00
J. Jones vs. Tian Pengfei, Zhao Xintong vs. A. Hill
Fan Zhengyi vs. R. McLeod, R. Williams vs. F. O'Brien
21:30
G. Dort vs. S. Donaldson, L. Brechel vs. B. Pinkies
K. Wilson vs. Lu Haotian, M. Lloyd vs. Yuan Sijun
2:00
D. Grace vs. J. Page, S. Maguire vs. A. Carty
B. Hawkins vs. I. Boyco, S. Murphy vs. M. White