On August 19, 2022, the European Snooker Masters entered a fierce stage. China's 18-year-old rising star Wu Yize brought an unexpected surprise. Facing the post-80s star Ryan Day, Wu Yize eliminated his opponent 5-2 to advance. This was also the beginning of his career. Reached the quarterfinals of the ranking tournament for the first time.
Wu Yize is only 18 years old and currently ranked 69th in the world. This is the second season of his career. Before this European Masters, Wu Yize performed mediocrely and did not have outstanding results. He even lost to the female player Wu Anyi. attracted the attention of outside fans. This victory over Brecher, who is ranked ninth in the world, brought an unexpected surprise. Later, he even blocked MacLeod and played better and better.
's opponent is Ryan Day, a famous player born in the 1980s, ranked 28th. He has won the ranking championship three times in his career. He is a very powerful player, especially Wu Yize's lack of experience. Facing a master like Ryan Day , it is not easy to advance. In recent years, Chinese players have performed well in the European Masters. Fan Zhengyi defeated O'Sullivan to win the championship, Zhou Yuelong lost to Robertson and won the runner-up.
The game adopted a best-of-nine-game system. Wu Yize was in good condition. He scored 55 points on a single stroke in the first game and took the lead with 84-9. In the second game, Ryan Day did not score. Wu Yize made two attempts to overtake the score with 73-9. 0 won another game. In the third game, Ryan Day failed to defend well and directly missed the ball. Wu Yize was accurate and scored 108 points on a single stroke, completing a high-quality breakthrough and at the same time putting a lot of pressure on his opponent.
In the fourth game, Ryan Dai adjusted the rhythm of the game in time, improved the quality of defense, and waited for Wu Yize to make a mistake. Ryan Dai responded with a single shot of 88 points. Wu Yize led 3-1 and entered the halftime break. Judging from the game performance, Wu Yize also continued his previous good competitive state, and his overall performance was relatively stable. Ryan Day was a little slow to start, losing three games in a row at the beginning, and his performance was not ideal.
After the intermission, Wu Yize had no chance to use his mobile phone in the fifth game. Ryan Dai scored 87 points on a single shot to regain the game, winning two consecutive games with a single shot. In the sixth game, Wu Yize scored With 63 points in a single stroke, Ryan Day made a high-quality snooker and almost cleared the table, but in the end the black ball missed and missed the opportunity to reverse the single game. Wu Yize withstood the pressure and scored the black ball to win 78-65. A narrow victory, 4-2 to get the match point.
In the seventh game, Ryan Day scored 56 points twice, but he couldn't move and switched to defense. Wu Yize scored 45 points on a single shot to interrupt the attack. Then Ryan Day missed the ball again, and Wu Yize hit a super score to end the game. He eliminated Ryan Day 5-2 and reached the quarterfinals for the first time in his career. Wu Yize's performance this time is really eye-catching. I hope he will continue to work hard and strive for another good result. Come on!