This morning, the qualifying tournament for the ** German Masters continued, and the top 20 of the 64 have been born, with 3 wins and 2 losses in the ** group. TOP16 Ding Junhui unexpectedly overturned, defeated Yuan Sijun 2-5, and lost the revenge battle. Newcomer He Guoqiang advanced 5-4, Xiao Guodong won the foreign war, and Hong Kong, China veteran Li Junwei ran 1-5.
This event is the finale of 2023, except for the TOP8 competition, which is scheduled to be held in the main stage, everyone must pass 1 qualifying round to be shortlisted for the main event. On the first day of the competition, 12 seats were decided in the round of 64, 2 Chinese players Si Jiahui and Liu Hongyu passed, Lu Haotian lost the derby, and the 3 top 16 Mark Williams, Higgins and Hawkins all broke through.
Coming to the second match day, Ding Junhui and Yuan Sijun started a civil war, and the first brother of China had previously lost 0-5 to his opponent in the Wuhan Open, and this game was determined to win. In the first game, Ding Junhui scored 50 points with a single stroke, but then lost 5 games in a row and was beaten by the opponent to break 100 with a single stroke. If it weren't for Yuan Sijun, who was sentenced to lose 1 game for being late after halftime, Ding Junhui would have lost 1-5. Li Junwei also had little power to fight back against Heathcote, and the score was 1-5.
There are also 2 Chinese players who entered the main event, and He Guoqiang, who only obtained professional qualifications this season, played 9 rounds, defeated Astrid 5-4, and scored 111 points in a single stroke to complete the clean sheet in the deciding game. Xiao Guodong made a quick decision, scoring 119 points, 107 points and 65 points in a single stroke to defeat Burns 5-1. So far, the top 64 of the 20 seats have been released, and Craigie, Alonhill, Suretti and Milkins will also enter the main match on the second day.