Welsh Open upset! The world champion was killed, and China 2 4 suffered a heavy setback!
*The first day of the Welsh Open ends on February 13, 2024 (Beijing time). China's No.1 Ding Junhui defeated Kendrick 4-2, while China's hopeful Zhang Anda beat El Said 4-1. China's He Guoqiang lost 4-0 to Hawkins, Jiang Jun lost to Brecel 3-4, Cao Yupeng lost to Mark Allen 4-3 and Yuan Sijun lost to Selby 2-4. In other matches, Slesser won 4-1 against Ali Carter, while Kyren Wilson won 4-3 against Cardy. Higgins won 4-0 against Ibrahim, while Mark Williams won 4-2 against Astley. Neil Robertson beat Jackson Page 4-1, while Lisowski beat Oliver Brown 4-2. Milkins beat James Jones 4-3 and Murphy beat Pinches 3-4, which was the biggest surprise.
Ding Junhui and Zhang Anda successfully entered 16 into 16
Ding Junhui played against Kendrick, the Chinese No. 1 player who played erratically, and he won more than 50 with a score of 99 in one set. Ding Junhui led his opponent with a score of 64:63 in the opening game. Kendrick then tied Ding Junhui with a score of 66:53. Then, Ding Junhui won two more sets, surpassing Kendrick with a score of 3-1, and scored 99 points in a row, 99-33 and 79-43 respectively. Although Kendrick later won the match 72-1, Ding Junhui defeated Kendrick 70-33 and defeated him 4-2. Zhang Anda played against El Said, Zhang Anda defeated El Said with a score of 4:1 with a score of 59-41, 56:34, 0-64, 87 points and 106:0 in a single stroke, and 71 points and 76:0 in a single stroke.
Four Chinese athletes have already failed in the qualifying rounds.
In the game between He Guoqiang and Hawkins, He Guoqiang played very badly, so he lost quickly. After four sets, Hawkins won four matches with a score of 65:42, and his scores were 67, 142 and 81, and finally won 4-0 over He Guoqiang to successfully end the match. Kang Jun played against Brecel, and the two played seven games, and finally the result was separated. In the match, Brecel defeated China's Jiang Jun 4-3, and his match result was: 64 minutes, 13 minutes, 13 minutes, 54 minutes, 34 minutes, 0 minutes, 70 minutes, 80 minutes, 110 minutes, 15 minutes, one minute 90 minutes, 86 minutes, and a single step time of 93 minutes, 93 minutes, 3 minutes. China's hopeful Cao Yupeng completed a beautiful comeback with a 3-1 advantage, and the fifth game was a key moment. In the end, Allen defeated Cao Yupeng 4-3 with a score of 66, 71, 101. Chinese young player Yuan Sijun scored 95 and 73 in a row, and finally lost 3-4 to Selby, who has won four World Championships.
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When Carter played against Slesser, Slesser scored 85 points in a single stroke, 72 points, and defeated Carter 4-1 in three games. Kyren Wilson led 2-3 but eventually won two sets and defeated Cardi 4-3 to avoid a loss. Higgins continued to play well and he won the game with a single shot of 54, 64, 82 and 118, 4-0 over Ibrahim. In a 4-2 match, Mark Williams outscored Astley with just one shot of 72. Neil Robertson defeated Jackson Page with a score of 50, 68, 57, 103 points in a single stroke, and finally won 4-1. Although Milkins only had a 50+ single-shot 60, he still defeated James Jones 4-3 to reach the round of 64. Lisowski won 4-2 with a 75-8 win over Oliver Brown.