On October 29, 2022, Snooker England Open continued, Chinese post-90s star Zhang Anda brought surprises. Facing the former English Championship champion Maguire , Zhang Anda performed strongly, swept his opponent 4-0, and revealed an upset, becoming the 10th Chinese player to advance to the main competition, Xiao Guodong lost to Mark Davis 22-4, Wu Anyi lost to John Astley 0-4, and was eliminated in the qualifying round.
Zhang Anda is one of the few Chinese players who scored 147 in his career. He made a major breakthrough in this year's European Masters, but his recent results are average, basically all of them were eliminated in the first two rounds. This time he was not good at signing, and he was ranked 25th in the qualifying round, and he has won the ranking championship six times, including the British Championship.
The two are not players of the same level, and there is a gap in overall strength. Of course, the 7-game 4 wins are quite accidental. The victory and loss are all based on the on-the-spot performance, creating an upset opportunity for Anda. In the first game, Maguire scored 34 points to interrupt the offense. Zhang Anda seized the opportunity and scored 85 points in a single shot to take the lead. In the second game, Maguire made a defensive mistake and Zhang Anda scored 101 points in a single shot and won another game.
The two sides fought for a long time in the third game. Maguire fell out at the critical moment. Zhang Anda seized the opportunity and scored 64 points in a single shot, narrowly defeated 69-66, withstood the pressure and completed the clearing of the table, and took the lead in getting the match point. In the fourth game, Maguire's condition was still sluggish. Zhang Anda took action many times, ending the game 59-47, and finally swept Maguire 4-0. He also became the 10th Chinese player to enter the main competition.
The game was held at the same time, Xiao Guodong lost to Mark Davis 2-4. After the game started, Xiao Guodong won the battle 84-26, but Mark Davis scored 81 points and 66 points in a row. In the fourth game, Xiao Guodong scored 87 points in a single shot to retaliate. Xiao Guodong missed the opportunity in the fifth game. Mark Davis directly scored 100 points in a single shot, and locked the victory 70-32 in the sixth game.
Women's World Championship champion Wu Anyi lost 0-4 to John Astley. Since obtaining professional qualification, Wu Anyi has defeated two male players, Wu Yize and Dahdi, but most of the games are still focused on participating. John Astley is not strong and ranks at the bottom of the participating players. Although Wu Anyi has many mobile phone opportunities, she failed to win a single shot. This result was expected.
Estonian player Pedrov got a good start and won his first victory in the professional arena. He played against Brazilian player Sachs in the qualifying round. Pedrov scored 55 points and narrowly won 4-3 in a single shot. The official congratulated him on winning a game. It was not easy for him to win a game.
