On March 26, 2022, Beijing time, the Snooker Gibraltar Open ended the second matchday competition, and 11 Chinese players played on this match day, and the result was completely destroyed, which was a big surprise. In the end, there are only two Chinese players in the round of 16, that is, Ding Junhui and Lu Haotian, who won on the first match day, compared to personal strength, it may still depend on Ding Junhui to impact the championship.
In this competition, Chinese players were repeatedly hit hard, some players withdrew from the game due to flight reasons, li xing and Xu Si failed to arrive at the match place on time, and were sentenced to lose 0-4. In addition, Zhao Xintong was out of the cold, and only Ding Junhui and Lu Haotian broke through on the first match day, taking the lead in advancing to the round of 16.
On the second matchday, 11 more Chinese players appeared, but the ending was disappointing.
In the first round, women's snooker star Wu Anyi lost 2-4 to Ryan Dai, Tian Pengfei lost 1-4 to Jimmy Robertson, Chen Zifan lost 1-4 to Bond, Fan Zhengyi fought hard for 7 sets, and lost 3-4 to Ashley Hegel. In addition, Lei Peifan lost 0-4 to Robert Milkins, and Zhao Jianbo lost 0-4 to amateur blackville.
Five Chinese players won the first round, namely Zhou Yuelong eliminated Li Walker 4-3, Cao Yupeng eliminated amateur Foti 4-3, Lu Ning eliminated Scott Donaldson 4-1, Yuan Sijun eliminated Pickman 4-0, and Gao Yang eliminated Stadman 4-1.
In the second round, Lu Ning lost 2-4 to Lin Binfeng, and Cao Yupeng led three times, but lost 3-4 to Jimmy Robertson. In a Chinese derby, Yuan Sijun fought hard for 7 innings and eliminated Gao Yang 4-3. In addition to Yuan Sijun advancing to the round of 32, Zhou Yuelong also won in the second round, facing Ryan Dai, Zhou Yuelong scored a single 139 points, and two 50+, eliminating opponents 4-1.
In the third round, Zhou Yuelong failed to continue his strength, losing 2-4 to Richie Wharton. In the game, Rich Wharton took the lead in shooting 54 and 80 points to lead 2-0, and Zhou Yuelong returned the single shot of 72 points and 55 points to chase a 2 draw. After that, RichE Walton once again took control of the situation, shooting a single 140 and 65 points to eliminate Zhou Yuelong 4-2 and advance to the round of 16.
Yuan Sijun scored 101 and 91 points, but lost 2-4 to seeded Player Bingham. In this way, 11 Chinese players appeared on the second matchday, all of which missed the round of 16 and suffered a heavy blow.
In the end, after all the round of 16 came out, only two Chinese players continued to move forward, that is, Ding Junhui and Lu Haotian, the two had good luck, Ding Junhui's potential opponent Higgins was unexpectedly out, and the quarter-final was against Jimmy Robertson. Lu Haotian's potential opponent Mark Allen was out of the cold, and the quarter-final was against Robert Mirkins. Compared with personal strength, Ding Junhui still has greater hopes of impacting the championship, but he is in the upper half of the district, and there are many masters, such as Karen Wilson and Trump, and it is also very difficult to compete for the championship!