On the evening of November 1, the Snooker 2021 England Open ended another first-round battle in Barnsley, England, and China's Ding Junhui easily defeated his opponent to reach the round of 64 despite his mediocre performance in the game.
The English Open is a Class C ranking tournament and one of the British Homegrown Series, and the prize money for the tournament is distributed as follows: Round of 64: £3,000, Round of 32: £4,000, Round of 16: £7,500, Round of 8: £10,000, Round of 4: £20,000, Runner-up: £3,000, Winner: £70,000, and also has a single maximum score of £5,000.
It is worth mentioning that China's famous Liang Wenbo once defeated Xiaote 9-6 in the first final to win the first professional championship, while the former world number one Judd. Trump is the reigning champion of the tournament, beating australian artillery Niel In the 2020 final. Robertson won the championship.
At 18:00, the opener was led by China's famous Ding Junhui, whose opponent was the 39-year-old Welsh veteran Pajit, and at the same time: Gao Yang vs McGill, Maguire vs Mark King, 囧哥 vs Sankham. The first round features a 4-of-7 set, with the winner advancing to the Round of 64.
The Chinese brother and Pajit have not played each other before, this time, Ding Junhui is not in the state, and he was beaten by the opponent with a single shot of 50+ throws in the first set.
But in the second set, Ding Junhui seized the opportunity to counter-score a 60-pointer to make the score 1-1. In the 3rd set, the two sides were frequently blocked on the offensive end, but the opponent's mistakes were lower, and Ding Junhui passed multiple starts to win the round 64:41 to make the score 2-1.
In the 4th set, Ding Junhui's delicate ball skills were fully utilized in the difficult situation, and he played a single 50+ to grab the match point 3-1.
In the following matches, Ding Junhui still had the advantage on the field, and finally won 4-1 on aggregate to advance to the second round.
As of press time, the other matches are as follows: Goyang 1-3 McGill, Maguire 3-3 Mark King, Ando 4-0 bloodbathed Thai thug Sankham.