In the early morning of April 11, Beijing time, the third round of the 2022 Snooker World Championship Qualification Tournament began to compete, and in a closely watched duel, Ding Junhui and Tian Pengfei met in a narrow road. This is the second time that Ding Junhui needs to participate in the World Championship qualification tournament after a gap of 6 years. In the end, the two sides fought fiercely for 10 rounds, and Ding Junhui defeated his opponent 6-4 and successfully reached the qualifying tiebreaker round.
In the first set, Tian Pengfei took the lead and scored a high score of 70 points on a single shot to win the first game 82-1. In the second set, Ding Junhui scored 50 points with a single shot to recover the first set 84-27. In the third set, Ding Junhui single-handedly scored 55 points, and won another set 71-41 after another set to win 2-1. In the 4th set, Ding Junhui continued to work hard, winning 77-16 to take a 3-1 lead.
In the fifth set, Tian Pengfei scored 68 points to win the round 102-32. In the 6th set, Ding Junhui 78-28 went to the next set to take a 4-2 lead. In the 7th inning, Ding Junhui was full of firepower, and a single shot blasted a high score of 134 points, ushering in the match point 5-2. In the 8th and 9th innings, Tian Pengfei withstood the pressure and scored 58 and 72 points respectively, chasing two consecutive sets to make it 4-5. Ding Junhui did not waste another opportunity in the 10th set, single-handedly blasted 66 points to win the round 68-16.
In the end, after 10 rounds of fierce fighting, Ding Junhui defeated Tian Pengfei 6-4 and successfully broke into the qualifying tiebreaker round. In the decider round, Ding Junhui will face David Lilly, who eliminated Ma Fulin 6-1. Round 4 of the Qualifying Round is a 10-win match in 19 sets, and the winner will be able to win a regular seat.