In the early morning of April 11, Beijing time, the 2022 Snooker World Championship Qualifying Tournament continued. In a match in the third round, Fan Zhengyi, a Chinese player who won the European Masters this season, played against Walkerlin. The two sides fought in the match for 11 innings, and Fan Zhengyi missed the match point opportunity 5-4 and was reversed by the opponent.
In the first set, Fan scrambled to win the first set, and he won the first set 90-34. In the second inning, Walkering scored a single shot to score 73 points to win the first set 85-0. In the third inning, Fan Zhengyi scored a single 50 points to take the lead again at 82-22. Walkerlin won 79-48 in the 4th set, and the two sides made it 2-2 in the first four sets.
In the fifth inning, Fan Zhengyi scored 65 points to win the round 68-17. In the 6th inning, Walkering equalized 74-46. In the 7th set, Walkering blasted out 108 points to win another set and take a 4-3 lead. Fan Zheng won the match point 5-4 after two consecutive sets. Walkering withstood pressure in the 10th inning to go 5-5 72-0. Walkerlin blasted out 74 points in the decider to win the set 85-47.
In the end, the two sides fought in the game for 11 sets, and Fan Zhengyi unfortunately lost to his opponent 5-6 and was eliminated in his debut at the World Championship. Since Fan zhengyi won the European Masters, he has suffered his first appearance in the Turkish Masters, Gibraltar Open and World Championship qualifiers.