In the early morning of January 31, Beijing time, the 2024** Kex German Masters continued. In a Chinese derby in the second round, Zhou Yuelong defeated Tian Pengfei 5-0 to advance. In the previous qualifying round, Zhou Yuelong defeated Jack Jones 5-4, and Tian Pengfei defeated the women's world champion Ryan Evans 5-4.
Entering January 2024, the **g tournament is very intensive, and after the end of the Masters and the World Grand Prix, the World Open Qualifying Tournament and the Welsh Open Qualifying Tournament will be staged consecutively.
In the just-concluded Welsh Open qualifying tournament, Zhou Yuelong, ranked 21st in the world, did not perform well, as a Chinese player, the player ranked second only to Ding Junhui (9) and Zhang Anda (13), his performance this season is still good overall, ** In the first round of the British Championship, one of the three major tournaments, he defeated Neil Robertson, the first Grand Slam "Melbourne Machine" after 80, 6-2, and defeated 4-time world champion "Wizard" John Higgins 6-3 in the second round. But in the 1 4 finals, when he got the match point 5-4, he lost two games in a row and was reversed 5-6 by the world's No. 1 "Rocket" Ronnie O'Sullivan, almost defeating the best player in history for the first time.
Although the game with O'Sullivan was lost, Zhou Yuelong's performance is still worthy of recognition. After the ** gram World Grand Prix 1 8 finals, Zhou Yuelong faced O'Sullivan again, this time, he lost 3-4 again, and lost to O'Sullivan again.
There is no doubt that Zhou Yuelong is a very powerful player, but it is the reason for his psychological quality that has made him pass by the ranking champion many times. In the Welsh Open qualifying round before the German Masters, he lost 4-0 to Adam Duffy and missed the main draw.
Compared with the 0-4 defeat to Adam Duffy, he conceded defeat early when there were still 5 red balls on the table in the second game, and smashed the table with his hands, which clearly showed the psychological fragility. Coming to the first round of the German Masters, Zhou Yuelong reorganized his mood and won 5-0 in the derby with Tian Pengfei, looking forward to him playing a more exciting game!