On 1 November, the Snooker England Open postponement qualifiers began. As a result, Maguire, who is now ranked eighth in the world, suffered a round trip and was attacked by veteran Mark McGuire. Gold 4-3 kills. After Maguire was out, Ding Junhui ushered in a good situation, that is, the chances of advancing to the championship were greatly increased.
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Only 16 players participate in the annual crown, and all the finalists are the champions of the year. If there are not enough winners of the various championships in the year to generate 16 places, the remaining places will be filled by the person with the highest ranking in the world.
Before the Start of the England Open, there were 13 winners in this year's crown: Trump, Selby, Robertson, Allen, Karen Wilson, Yan Bingtao, Higgins, Murphy, Williams, Gilbert, Brown, Ryan Day and Riley. The remaining 3 places will be created after this England match.
There are two specific methods: First, the person who wins the championship in this England tournament, if it is not the 13 people who have previously qualified for the championship, will automatically advance to the championship. The remaining two places will be won by the two highest-ranking players in the world among the players who do not qualify for the crown. Second, the championship of this England tournament will be won by any one of the 13 people who have previously qualified for the championship, and the remaining 3 places will be supplemented by the three highest ranked people in the world.
Maguire is out
Before this England match, among the top ten players in the world ranking, Trump, Selby, Robertson, Lugo, The Witcher, Murphy and Allen had all reached the top of the championship. Only O'Sullivan, who ranked No. 3, Maguire, who was No. 8, and Ding Junhui, who was No. 10, did not make the finals.
Ding Junhui wants to be shortlisted for the crown, the simplest and most direct way is to win the Championship in England. That's the first option described above, so that O'Sullivan and Maguire can also be shortlisted. If Ding Junhui can't win the England Championship, O'Sullivan or Maguire England wins, according to the first method, Ding Junhui can also be shortlisted for the championship. If Ding Junhui, O'Sullivan or Maguire can't win the Championship in England, according to the first method, O'Sullivan and Maguire are shortlisted for the crown title, and Ding Junhui is not eligible; according to the second method, O'Sullivan, Maguire and Ding Junhui can all be shortlisted.
Ding Junhui in the game
Man is not as good as heaven. In the first qualifying round of the England Tournament, Maguire was upset, which made Ding Junhui welcome a good one. First of all, as long as Ding Junhui reaches the final four of this England tournament, the world ranking will surely surpass Maguire. In this way, no matter whether Ding Junhui finally wins the championship or not, no matter who wins the championship in England, Ding Junhui will be determined to advance to the championship. Therefore, relatively speaking, Ding Junhui's chances of being shortlisted for the crown have increased greatly. Of course, even if Ding Junhui can't surpass Maguire, from the above analysis, we can see that Ding Junhui is infinitely close to the crown. Let's look forward to the good news from Ding Junhui!