On December 2, 2023, Beijing time, the 1 4 finals of the ** Keying Championship continued to be fierce. 18-year-old rising star Ding Junhui, who once won the British Championships, is now the first to advance to the quarterfinals, competing with Zhang Anda and Zhou Yuelong. At the end of the tournament, the players' world rankings will determine their qualification for the Masters. The Rockets won a difficult 6-5 victory over Zhou Yuelong, and narrowly won the two consecutive rounds with a score of 6-5 to advance. Facing the powerful Trump, he is still firmly on the throne of the world's No. 1!Trump defeated Pang Junxu 6-1 in the first round and Jamie Jones 6-0 in the 1 8 finals, showing his strong strength and confidence in all aspects: "I feel that when I play at my best, no one can match me. I think I've regained that confidence.
Trump has matched his words with deeds and has shown great strength and self-confidence. O'Sullivan, on the other hand, seemed calm and calm, believing that everything was arranged by fate: "When I was 35 years old, I thought my career might be over......However, in the game, O'Sullivan still gave his all, after all, he is the first player in the history of the first Croatia to win 7 Grand Slam titles. In the match with Zhou Yuelong, he led 4-1, but in the end his opponent hit four shots in a row, during which there were many simple mistakes, such as losing the bottom bag pink ball, and even burying his head on the table!According to the latest bonus points, the Rockets have locked in a £50,000 bonus for reaching the final four, and the gap with Trump has widened to 46,500.
If Trump loses to Selby in the 1 4 finals, then the Rockets will firmly sit on the throne of the world No. 1;If Trump wins, the two will continue to fight until the Rockets lose and Trump wins, otherwise the world No. 1 will still belong to the Rockets. As for the world No. 3 Luca Blaisser and world No. 4 Mark Allen, they are likely to be overtaken by world No. 5 Selby, and only the road to the title can keep their spot. Players other than the top five can only look up to them. World No. 6 Neil Robertson and world No. 7 Murphy are within 36,000 bonus points ahead of world No. 8 Mark Williams and have a chance to overtake them if Mark Williams reaches the final.
World No. 9 Kyren Wilson and World No. 10 John Higgins, who stopped in the second round, and World No. 11 Ali Carter lead Zhang by at least 55,000 bonus points, and now Zhang Anda lost 4-6 to Wafai, stopping in the quarterfinals, and he could be surpassed. The rankings of world No. 13 Milkins, world No. 14 Barry Hawkins, and world No. 15 Lisowski remain unchanged. Wafei defeated Zhang Anda 6-4 and successfully advanced to the semi-finals, with a total of 276,000 + 25,000 = 301,000 bonus points. The points in this battle exceeded Ding Junhui by 1,000 points, only 6,000 points behind Lisowski in 15th place, and only 14,000 points away from Milkins in 13th place. Still, he is expected to advance further.
However, in the semifinals, Wafei will face the Rockets, can the grievances between the two be resolved?Let's wait and see if there will be a fierce competitionIn terms of pure competitive state, Wafei performed very strongly, hitting three single-stroke breaks 100 in the last round, two of which reached 130+, and the success rate of the safety world is as high as 95%, both offensive and defensive. Ding Junhui, who has dropped to 17th in the world rankings, can only accumulate points to 325,000 points and move up four places to 13th only by defeating Mark Williams in the quarter-finals. Regardless of whether Wafei can advance further, Ding Junhui's qualification for the Masters is already very secure, because the chaser Zhou Yuelong is also out.
Zhou Yuelong, the lowest-ranked player in the world in the quarterfinals, is off to a good start by finally breaking his winless streak against Neil Robertson. As for the Rockets, we have to wait for the next game. Since the start of the British Championships, he has risen four places in the world rankings to No. 22, the fastest rising player in the round of 32. Winter Life Check-in Season 2023** Keying Championship