9 Chinese players advanced to the round of 32! The 3-time World Championship champion was upset, and the post-00s youngsters played 5-0. On the third matchday of the 2022 Snooker Turkish Masters, Liang Wenbo and Wu Yize defeated their respective opponents, so that 9 Chinese players advanced to the round of 32, namely Ding Junhui, Yan Bingtao, Zhao Xintong, Liang Wenbo, Zhou Yuelong, Wu Yize, Si Jiahui, Yuan Sijun, Lu Ning, this achievement has exceeded many people's expectations.
Liang Wenbo has performed very well this season, reaching the top 4 in the Champions League, single-time limited time and the European Masters, and the first round of the Turkish Masters against Joe Perry, who defeated Trump to win the title at the previous Welsh Open. After the game began, Liang Wenbo took the initiative on the court, scored two 73 points, led 3-1 on aggregate into the intermission, and after returning, Joe Perry scored a single 77 points to chase back a set, but liang Wenbo withstood the pressure at key moments in the next two sets, winning two consecutive sets 64-57, 63-49, thus winning 5-2 on aggregate and advancing to the round of 32. The 18-year-old Wu Yize also showed good form, winning the qualifying round 5-1 against Arun Hill in the first round of the main match, which resulted in Wu Yize scoring 54 points, 88 points and 107 points in a row, sweeping the opponent 5-0 on aggregate to win.
At the same time period, the three-time World Championship champion Mark Williams and Matthew Stevens were also playing, and Mark Williams scored a single 72 points in the first set, but then Matthew Stevens launched a fierce counterattack, playing a single 72 points in a row, winning four consecutive sets with 93 points, and taking the lead at 4-1. Forced into a desperate situation, Mark Williams scored a single 102 point to save two match points, but Matthew Stevens scored a single 74 points in the eighth set to seal the victory, thus eliminating Mark Williams 5-3, and Mark Williams became the third seeded player to be out.
In the second round of the game, Ding Junhui will play against Karen Wilson, after Ding Junhui has lost to his opponent for 5 consecutive times, this time the two will meet again will definitely be a focus battle. Zhao Xintong against Matthew Serte, Yan Bingtao against Slather, Zhou Yuelong against Luka Brecher, Scarlett Against Tom Ford, Yuan Sijun against Sam Creggy, Andrnin will play the China Derby with Wu Yize, so the Chinese Legion has locked up a Round of 16 place in advance. Liang Wenbo is likely to play against top seed Trump, unless Trump suffers a crushing first round.