Beijing time on August 15, 2022, Snooker British Open qualification competition ended. Chinese players achieved 2 wins and 1 loss on the last match day. Chang Bingyu and Xiao Guodong advanced to the main draw, Pang Junxu was unfortunately eliminated. So far, 17 Chinese players have advanced to the main draw, 5 have been eliminated, and 6 more Chinese players will participate in postponed qualifying rounds during the main draw.
In this competition, Chinese players performed well. In the first five competition days, 15 people have entered the main draw. On the last match day of the qualifying round, three more Chinese players appeared on the stage, namely Chang Bingyu, Xiao Guodong and Pang Junxu. Chang Bingyu felt hot and scored 100 points, 78 points, 76 points, and 79 points in a single stroke, defeating veteran O'Brien 4-1. Although Xiao Guodong's offensive touch was average, he completed the reversal after losing a game first and eliminated David Leary 4-1.
Pang Junxu scored 102 points and 90 points on a single stroke, but he lost 2 consecutive games with a 3-2 lead and lost 3-4 to Jordan Brown and missed the main match. So far, a total of 17 Chinese players have advanced to the main competition through the qualifying rounds, namely Chen Zifan , Xu Si, Zhang Anda , Zhao Jianbo, Li Xing , Tian Pengfei , Lu Ning , Lu Haotian , Ding Junhui , Yuan Sijun, Wu Anyi , Zhang Jiankang , Zhou Yuelong , Li Junwei, Cao Yupeng , Chang Bingyu, Xiao Guodong.
Unfortunately, five Chinese players were eliminated in the qualifying rounds, namely Liang Wenbo , Fan Zhengyi , Fu Jiajun , Peng Yisong, and Pang Junxu. There are still 6 Chinese players who will participate in the postponed qualifying match during the main game. The specific matches are Wu Yize VS Anthony McGill, Si Jiahui VS Trump, Yan BingtaoVS Oliver Brown, BrowningVS Zhao Xintong , Lei Peifan VS Stuart Bingham .
There was also an upset on the last match day. Stephen Maguire , who had won the ranking tournament championship, was in a sluggish state. He lost to Matthew Stevens 1-4 and missed the main match. In addition, Jimmy Robertson html eliminated Heathcote 24-3, Jack Jones eliminated Andrew Padgett 4-2, Peter Lines html swept Robert Milkins 24-0, Sancam scored two Breaking 100 strokes, he eliminated Michael White 4-3.
Next, the snooker arena will have a valuable off-season, and then the European Masters will be held. Defending champion Fan Zhengyi, Selby, , Trump and others will all compete in the main game. During the postponed qualifying period, it is obvious that Fan Zhengyi is in relatively average condition and it will be very difficult to defend his title. I hope he can take off the burden, perform to his best level, and make a good start for the new season!
