On the morning of July 16, Beijing time, the first day of the 2022-2023 season World Snooker European Masters qualifying match ended. Yan Bingtao and Pang Junxu staged a Chinese derby, Yan Bingtao won 5-2 and advanced; young player Wu Yize defeated England player Kendrick 5-3 and entered the main competition; Peng Yisong lost 1-5 to 5 to Wales player Dylan Emery and stopped in the qualifying round.
Except for the defending champion Van Zhengyi against Michael Judy, " Rockets " O'Sullivan faced Sheehan O'Sullivan, Trump against Sancamp, Selby defeated Yuan Sijun, these four qualifying matches were postponed to the August main stage, the remaining 120 players need to compete in advance to compete for the main ticket. On the first day of the qualifying match, a total of 4 players from the British snooker brigade appeared. Yan Bingtao played against Pang Junxu, who had just entered the top 32 of the Champions League. The two sides were in a tug-of-war in the first two games. Xiao Pang and Yu Yong of the Champions League, won two consecutive games with 59-45 and 68-50; in the third game, Yan Bingtao began to take over the game, and he scored 83 points in a single shot and gave the egg to win; in the fourth game, Yan Bingtao won again 60-5, and then scored 96 points in a single shot and sent another clean sheet, surpassing Pang Junxu 3-2 in the sixth game, Yan Bingtao expanded the lead result 77-0; in the seventh game, Pang Junxu scored 43 points, but Yan Bingtao outputted 74 points in a single shot, and the final score was frozen to 5-2.
18-year-old Wu Yize is from Lanzhou, Gansu. He confronted Kendrick in this qualifying round. In the first game, Wu Yize scored 88 points in a single shot and achieved a good start; in the second and third games, the opponent won consecutively with 55 points and 50 points in a single shot; in the fourth game, Wu Yize returned with 51 points in a single shot, and the two sides fought 2-2; in the fifth game, Wu Yize seized the fighter's shot 69-25 and won another game; in the sixth game, Wu Yize scored 97 points in a single shot and scored his opponent without any loss, leading 4-2 to lead the match point; in the seventh game, Kendrick managed to save a match point 56-43, and Wu Yize locked the victory 70-53 in the eighth game, eliminated his opponent 5-3.
20-year-old Peng Yisong was recommended by Chinese Billiards Association to obtain professional qualifications for two seasons. In this debut, Xiao Peng was in a slightly tight state and failed to show his excellent feel; on the other hand, his opponent Dylan Emery scored 70 and 80+ in one shot, and passed the score 5-1 and entered the main game.
"Golden Left Hand" Mark Williams staged a classic reversal. In the game against Hayfield, Williams scored 66 in the first game, scored 105 points in the fourth game and tied with the opponent 2-2 in the first half; in the fifth game, Heyfield won 71-60, and then scored 100 points in a single shot, and arrived at the match point 4-2 - in the critical moment, Jin woke up the accuracy with his left hand, 54 points in a single shot in the seventh game and 96 points in a single shot in the eighth game to smooth out the score difference; the most amazing thing was in the ninth game, Williams scored 62 points in a single shot, narrowly defeated 62-61, completing the ultimate reversal of 5-4!
Other foreign star players, Karen Wilson 5-2 eliminated Sam Clegg, Maguire 4-5 lost to Oliver Brown, and Dominic Dell defeated Joe Perry 5-3.