On 5 November 2021, the Snooker England Open continued. Ding Junhui lost 1-4 to Higgins after keeping a clean sheet, and finished in the round of 16 in the main tournament of the ranking tournament for the first time of the season. Yan Bingtao overthrew Selby 4-3 in a fierce battle, joining O'Sullivan, Trump, Neil Robertson, Karen Wilson and others to reach the quarterfinals.
The last eight quarter-finals were spectacular. Ding Junhui's feel has recovered most of the time after two "warm-up matches", facing Gould, who scored 4 in a row in a row, Ding Junhui successfully limited the opponent with a long platform and defense, and won 4-0. Yan Bingtao shot a 2-shot 60+ to beat Gilbert, who has been in good form this season, 4-2. Li Xing lost 1-4 to Brechel.
O'Sullivan shot a 3-60+ against his old friend Hamilton to win the match point 3-1, while the latter tied the score with a single 75 and 71 points. In the decider, Hamilton made a high-quality defense, but O'Sullivan broke the game with a precise long shot, and then played the 1115th of his career to break the hundred, 4-3 thrilling victory.
Higgins almost completely replicated O'Sullivan's victory process – also 3-1 match points, equally chased 3-3 by opponents, also winning the tiebreaker with a high score (93 points) and eliminating Ronin 4-3. The rest of the competition. Selby scored a breaker to beat Wakelin 4-1. Murphy lost 2-4 to Patrick, who is ranked 115th in the world.
The quarter-finals kick off in the local evening. Higgins and Ding Junhui's match was arranged to be played at table 3, this game is obviously the highest intensity of ding junhui this season, in front of the "touchstone" Higgins, Ding Junhui exposed the problem, not too many flaws but the club is fatal, Higgins's offense is particularly smooth, after playing a single 80, 69, 97 and 103 points, 4-1 victory over Ding Junhui.
O'Sullivan's match against Clark was played on the No. 1 table, and the status of the "Rocket" was self-evident. O'Sullivan lived up to expectations, winning the match point 3-0 with 100 and 2 50+. In the 5th set, O'Sullivan completed a combination of 15 reds and 15 blacks, but the slightly casual yellow ball walk formed snooker, which was missed with the 16th stroke of his career, 147. The last time O'Sullivan hit a 147 was back in the 2018 England Open.
Yan Bingtao, with a 3-1 lead, was saved two match points by Selby in a row. In the decider, Yan Bingtao grabbed the flaw left by the last red ball of Selby's defense, completed the clearance under great pressure, and won 4-3 against Selby. In the whole game, only Yan Bingtao hit a 50+ in the first set, and by the end of the game, it had reached 0:43 a.m. British time.
Trump scored his eighth score of the season to beat Muir 4-1, who played as an amateur and substitute for the tournament, and finally equaled his personal ranking best. Robertson shot a 3-shot 70+ to tie the score twice after falling behind 0-2, 2-3 to beat Mark Davis 4-3.
4th results
Round 2
J. Clark 4-1 T. Uno, Li Xing 1-4 L. Brechel
f. Patrick 4-2 s. Murphy, c. Wakelin 1-4 m. Selby
R. O'Sullivan 4-3 a. Hamilton, J. Higgins 4-3 Ronin
Ding Junhui 4-0 m. Gould, D. Gilbert 2-4 Yan Bingtao
Quarter-finals
J. Trump 4-1 R. Muir, M. King 4-0 P. Diwell
K. Wilson 4-1 R. Williams, M. Davis 3-4 N. Robertson
R. O'Sullivan 4-0 J. Clark, L. Brechel 4-2 F. Patrick
j. Higgins 4-1 Ding Junhui, Yan Bingtao 4-3 m. Selby
5-day fixture
20:00, J. Trump vs M. King
22:00, R. O'Sullivan vs L. Brechel
3:00, k. Wilson vs. N. Robertson, J. Higgins vs. Yan Bingtao