In the early morning of April 9, the snooker World Championship qualifiers ended the 5th matchday competition, after Stevens, Gao Yang and other players won the ball and escaped from the relegation zone, Irish star Dahdi failed to get rid of the fate of relegation, in the match with African-American player McLeod lost 4-6, the career was relegated again, this is the world championship after Hendry, the third well-known veteran was relegated, the first two are the 1996 British Open champion Bond and the 1999 British Open champion O'Brien, Among them, Bond announced his retirement.
McLeod defeated Chinese women's Wu Anyi 6-2 in the first round to advance, returned to the profession through Q School in 2020, and retained his professional qualification through single-season rankings last year, the game began, Dahdi 62-60 first in a lengthy mess, after which McLeod blasted 2 shots 60+, took a 3-1 lead before half-time, returned from a break to play a 54 point, and tied the score 3-3, and then both sides won a game to draw 4-4, 9-10, Both sides had mistakes and opportunities, but Dahdi failed to seize the final opportunity, losing two consecutive sets to a 4-6 upset defeat to McLeod.
After the loss, Dahdi confirmed relegation, this is not the first relegation of the 1997 World Championship champions, after the last relegation, that is, in 2020, Dakhdi returned to the profession through the form of special wild cards (Hendry, Jimmy White, Fu Jiajun are all like this), this time, of course, with Dahdi's achievements and position in snooker, it is not difficult to get a special wild card again, the key is whether you want to play professional matches, with your current competitive state, it is really difficult to gain a foothold in the professional arena. Maybe being able to keep your face in the professional game is a feeling for everyone.