On September 28, 2022, Snooker British Open was unsuccessful again. After O'Sullivan was eliminated by Usenbach in the qualifying round, Higgins and Mark Williams were both eliminated in the first round. Higgins lost to Yuan Sijun, Mark Williams lost to Wollaston, and 75 three masters failed to enter the round of 32. This was a situation that no one expected before the game. The defending champion Mark Williams also failed to achieve another good result.
This year's World Championship , all 75 masters reached the semi-finals. In the end, O'Sullivan defeated Trump and became the seven-time champion of the World Championship. The three veterans performed strongly, which impressed the outside fans. However, in the new season, O'Sullivan, Higgins, and Mark Williams' performance was not ideal, and their competitive state fluctuated. Faced with the impact of young players, they soon lost.
First, the qualifying match was postponed. O'Sullivan lost to Swiss player Usenbach 1-4, and missed the main game, which was shocking. Next, Higgins missed the match point and scored 64 points in a single shot in the final game and was reversed. He finally lost to Chinese young player Yuan Sijun. At the critical moment, Higgins made a low-level mistake. Yuan Sijun narrowly won 66-64. The quality of this game was very high and he won multiple single shots.
Finally, the defending champion Mark Williams was matched by defending champion Mark Williams. In the British Open last year, Mark Williams defeated Gary Wilson and won the 24th ranking championship in his career. This time, facing Wollaston, who ranks around 40th, Uncle Ma also opened high and ended low. He played well at the start, but later suddenly dropped, and made too many low-level mistakes. He was eventually eliminated in the first round and failed to achieve another good result.
In the first game, Wollaston scored 44 points and interrupted the offense. Mark Williams scored 78 points in a single shot and took the lead. Mark Williams scored 37 points in the second game and made a mistake. Wollaston scored 64 points in a single shot to retaliate. Neither of them scored a single shot to 50+. Wollaston won three consecutive games 69-15, 68-49, and 79-1, eliminating Mark Williams 4-1, and defeating the defending champion in a surprise victory.
In addition to Yuan Sijun, six Chinese players advanced, Zhao Xintong 4-1 eliminated world champion Bingham, completed three consecutive single shots and broke 100, Xiao Guodong 4-1 defeated Peter Ryans 4-1, Cao Yupeng defeated Dylan Emory 24-2, Lu Ning 4-1 easily defeated Zhou Yuelong , Lu Haotian 4-3, narrowly defeated Gilbert, Chang Bingyu's opponent withdrew from the competition and advanced directly to the next round, Zhang Health and Wu Anyi lost the first round of the game and were eliminated.
Although the 75 three heroes were eliminated early in the UK Open, they are still popular players to win the championship in the next Northern Ireland Open. The veterans have limited energy and it is difficult for them to stay focused. They rely more on on-the-spot performance, so this result is still acceptable.
