Beijing time on October 31 news, the 2021 Snooker German Masters qualifier continues. China's Zhang Jiankang and Mark Joyce fought fiercely for 9 innings, and he was 4-0 behind in the opening 0-3, a wave of strong counterattack, 5-4 to advance. Previously, Masters champions Yan Bingtao, Zhou Yuelong, Xiao Guodong and other Chinese players have advanced to the main competition.
In this competition, Ding Junhui did not register to participate. Previously, Masters champions Yan Bingtao, Zhou Yuelong and other Chinese players have won the main tournament. On this match day, Pang Junxu, Lu Ning, Zhang Jiankang and other Chinese players competed. Among them, the 23-year-old Zhang Jiankang is ranked 96th in the world, and his opponent is Mark Joyce, who is ranked 63rd in the world. In the past, Zhang Jiankang and Joyce did not have a record of confrontation, and this game was an encounter.
In the first set of the game, Zhang Jianjian and Joyce played more glue, and in the tug-of-war, Joyce won the first set 60-49 and led 1-0. In the second set, Joyce won another set 66-61 through several starts, leading 2-0. In the third set, Zhang Jiankang still did not feel good, and Joyce once again won another set 61-41 through several starts, leading 3-0.
In the fourth set, after losing three consecutive sets in the opening game, Zhang Jiankang finally stopped the decline, he pulled back a set 59-10 through several starts, the score was 1-3, trailing two sets into the break. In the fifth set, after returning from the break, Zhang Jianxin's offensive hand, he played a single 66 points, 80-15 to win another set, the score was chased to 2-3.
In the sixth set, Zhang Jiankang scored another 56 points, winning 57-34 and equalizing 3-3. In the seventh set, Zhang Jiankang won the round 63-53, 4-3 to win the score and win the match point. In the eighth set, Joyce, who had no way back, saved the match point 65-24, and the two sides went into the decider 4-4.
In the ninth set, Zhang Jiankang never gave his opponent a chance again, he played a single 61 points, 65-32 to lock up the win, the aggregate score of 5-4 victory over Joyce, there is no danger to advance to the main game.