Beijing time on November 2 news, the 2021 Snooker England Open ended the first matchday of competition. In a number of postponed qualifying matches, Ding Junhui joined hands with the "80 Five Tigers" to collectively threaten, all of them won to advance to the main tournament, and marched towards the championship! Among them, Ding Junhui defeated Andrew Pajit 4-1, and defending champion Trump defeated Matthew Celt 4-1.
On the first matchday of the English Open, there were a number of qualifying matches postponed to the main tournament, and the "80 Five Tigers" all played on this match day. The first to play was Ding Junhui, who won four consecutive sets to reverse Pajit 4-1 in the case of losing the first set to advance to the regular game, and this victory was also Ding Junhui's first victory this season.
After that, "Quasi-God" Judd Trump, "Magician" Sean Murphy, "Lester Clown" Mark Selby, "Melbourne Machine" Neil Robertson came out one after another. The result of the match was: Trump beat Matthew Serte 4-1, Murphy narrowly beat Duane Jones 4-3, Selby beat Lin Shanfeng 4-2, and Robertson swept Andy Hicks 4-0.
As the "Seven-Five-Three Masters" O'Sullivan, Higgins and Williams grew older, the "80 Five Tigers" gradually became the first echelon after the start. At this year's World Championships, Mark Selby of the "80 Five Tigers" reached the final with Sean Murphy, and in the end, Selby won 18-15 to win the World Championship for the fourth time.
At this stage, the "80 Five Tigers" are the strongest and in the best form with Trump, Selby and Robertson, and the results achieved are also the most stable and brilliant. And the first world championship champion after the 80s, "Magician" Murphy, followed by the above three, there will be a champion in the account every once in a while.
In contrast, Ding Junhui, who once led the post-80s, has pulled some crotches in these seasons and gradually fallen behind. In this game, his form has picked up slightly.
At the same time as the "80 Five Tigers" made a strong force, another post-80s Tiger general, the recent hot "small steel cannon" Mark Allen felt cool, losing 1-4 to the small bald Lucas Brechel and missing the regular game. Another post-80s Tiger, World No. 8 Stephen Maguire, was eliminated 3-4 by veteran Mark King.