On March 2, 2022, the snooker Welsh Open continued. There was an upset in the first round of the main draw. World champion Mark Williams was narrowly defeated and lost to Norwegian star Kurt Mafulin. Just before the European Masters, Te Mafulin eliminated Trump, and this time def

On March 2, 2022, the snooker Welsh Open continued. There was an upset in the first round of the main draw. World champion Mark Williams was narrowly defeated and lost to Norwegian star Kurt Maflin. Just before the European Masters, Te Mafulin eliminated Trump, and this time defeated Mark Williams. He also defeated Higgins in the World Championships, and many seeded players have lost to him.

Mark Williams is ranked 8th in the world. He has won 24 ranking championships in his career. He once won three major championships in a single season. Just this season, Mark Williams defeated Gary Wilson and won the British Open. Champion, and reached the semi-finals of the Masters. Among the top three players in the 75, Uncle Ma was the one in the worst condition. His performance on the field was not stable, and he was often upset by his opponents.

's opponent Kurt Mafulin is ranked 34th. He is the only Norwegian player to have obtained professional qualifications. His best result is the semi-finals in the ranking competition. His highlight moment was defeating Higgins and reaching the quarter-finals in this year's European Championships. In the Masters, Kurt Mafulin eliminated Trump and later lost to McGill. The two sides met Mark Williams 2-1, and he was favored by everyone to win the game.

The first round of the Welsh Open adopted a best-of-seven game system. In the first game, Kurt Mafulin won the battle 82-15. In the second game, Mark Williams scored 57 points on a single stroke and tied the score 73-30. In the third game, Kurt Mafulin scored 60 points on a single stroke to take the lead. Then Mark Williams scored 44 points to interrupt the attack. Kurt Mafulin seized the opportunity and scored 57 points on a single stroke, winning another game 68-44.

Kurt Mafulin got the match point 3-1, and Mark Williams scored 65 points in a single shot to save a match point. In the sixth game, the two made constant mistakes, and Mark Williams made many attempts to win 69-53. In the decisive game, Kurt Mafulin played steadily and did not give Mark Williams too many opportunities. He scored 74 points on a single stroke to seal the victory. In the end, he narrowly defeated Mark Williams 4-3 and advanced to the top 32 of the Welsh Open.

Although Kurt Mafulin defeated the world champion Mark Williams, judging from his past performance, his overall performance was indeed average. Whether he can achieve good results this time still depends on his own hard work and a stronger performance. Can.

At the end of the two competition days, three famous players were eliminated. Maguire and McGill were eliminated in the postponed qualifying round. Mark Williams lost in the first round, and the defending champion Jordan Brown lost to Mitchell Mann. Without entering the main draw, it is indeed easy to get upset if you win 4 out of 7 games. There are many accidents. There will definitely be unexpected results in the future. The performance of the Chinese players is exciting and they are expected to achieve great results again.