On April 8, Beijing time, the Chinese snooker Legion continued to usher in good news. In the first session of matchday 5, the two Chinese players who came on the stage played well. 32-year-old veteran Cao Yupeng swept away the leaves in the autumn wind 6-1, beating England's Sanderson Lin. Youngster Yuan Sijun beat Horworths, who ranked higher than himself, 6-3. As a result, 6 Chinese players have already advanced to the third round through the competition.
There are four rounds of the Snooker World Championship qualifiers, and 24 members of the Chinese legion participate in the qualification competition. In the first round, 7 players from the Chinese Legion advanced to the second round. In the second round, 5 Chinese players directly entered the round, so that 12 Chinese players competed in the second round. In addition, the third round will also have Li Xing, Lu Ning, Zhou Yuelong, Ding Junhui, Fan Zhengyi and 5 Chinese players playing.
In the earlier round of the second round, four Chinese players had already advanced. On this match day, the first two matches were played, and the Chinese players once again sent good news. The first to finish was Cao Yupeng, who easily beat England's Sanderson Lin 6-1, the match took less than 2 hours, Cao Yupeng's opponent in the next round will be Mirkins.
Yuan Sijun also played well against The 75th ranked Hallworth in the world. After a 2-2 draw at the start, Yuan Sijun completed a reversal in the 5th set, and then played a single 65 points in the 6th set to win 3 consecutive sets and lead 5-2. Although the opponent then pulled back a set, Yuan Sijun, who was behind 0-42 in the 9th set, single-handedly blasted 67 points to eventually win 6-3.
As a result, 6 Chinese players have already advanced to the third round, plus 5 people who have automatically advanced, and there will be at least 11 Chinese players in the third round of signings. For the Chinese legion, such a group advantage is also conducive to more Chinese players entering the main competition.