The 2023 Croatia-British Championship has ushered in two 1 4 finals, but it has been a tragic night for Chinese players. Zhou Yuelong faced the world No. 1 O'Sullivan, who had a 5-4 lead but missed the match point, and was finally killed 5-6;Zhang Anda, on the other hand, took the lead 4 times in the match with qualifier Wafei, but was finally reversed 4-6. As a result, O'Sullivan and Wafei managed to advance to the semifinals and will face each other in the semifinals. At the same time, Chinese stars Zhou Yuelong and Zhang Anda suffered a reversal in the 1 4 finals and failed to advance to the quarterfinals.
The British Championship, one of the three major tournaments of the professional championship, is made up of 16 qualifying players and 16 seeded players, just like the World Championship. A total of 6 Chinese players entered the top 32 of the main competition, of which Zhou Yuelong, Zhang Anda and Ding Junhui and other 3 reached the top 8 and performed quite well. Zhou Yuelong challenged for the World Championship for the third round in a row, and after defeating Neil Robertson and Higgins in the first two rounds, he faced world No. 1 Ronnie O'Sullivan in this round. In the previous five encounters, Zhou Yuelong lost all of them. Whether Zhou Yuelong, who is in good form, can create an upset again and defeat O'Sullivan for the first time is really exciting.
However, in the first four games of the first half, Zhou Yuelong was not in good shape, O'Sullivan scored 125 points and 68 points in a row, won three games in a row to lead 3-0, and Zhou Yuelong only recovered one game. After the break, O'Sullivan further extended his lead to a 4-1 lead. Subsequently, Zhou Yuelong began a tenacious counterattack, but O'Sullivan suddenly felt bad and made frequent mistakes, giving Zhou Yuelong a chance, chasing four games in a row with a total score of 5-4 and taking the lead in getting the match point. In a desperate situation, O'Sullivan showed a tenacious fighting side, scored a difficult red ball to get started, and scored 77 points in a row to win.
In the deciding game, Zhou Yuelong remained cautious and obviously did not dare to attack obvious offensive opportunities, in contrast, O'Sullivan worked very hard, once again played a difficult far red ball to get started, and blasted out a single shot of 122 points to break 100 and win the whole game. Meanwhile, in the other 1 4 final, China's Zhang Anda also took part in the tournament, as the new national champion and British Championship seeded player, faced Iran's Wafi. This season, Zhang Anda has a new brilliance and has been thriving in the **Croatian National Championships.
In the end, he did his best in the final, scored 147 points, defeated Tom Ford, won the first championship of his career, became the seventh ranking champion in the history of China's first gram, and at the same time ranked in the top 16 of the world ranking for the first time, becoming the seeded player of this **gram British championship. In the previous round, Zhang Anda unexpectedly eliminated the new world champion Brecel and successfully broke into the quarterfinals. And in the match against Wafi, it is competing to qualify for the semi-finals. Wafei is also in hot form, knocking out world champion Murphy in the last round. At the beginning of the game, Zhang Anda performed strongly, taking the lead, winning the first game and scoring 97 points in a single stroke.
However, Wafai responded with a 120-point shot in the second game to equalize. Subsequently, Zhang Anda scored 50+ in the third game to win. Wafi also had a great performance in the fourth game, scoring 100 points in a single shot. After a short halftime, the pair's grip slipped, but Zhang still took the initiative and won the fifth game 75-36 to take the lead again. Wafi tied the overall score at 65-1. Immediately afterwards, Zhang Anda won the seventh game with 68 points, with a total score of 4-3 and maintained the lead. However, in the end, Zhang Anda suffered three consecutive defeats and was reversed by Wafei 4-3. If you want to get more exciting content, please pay attention to Huahua Sports Altar now.