This morning, the Saudi Masters started, and bad news came from China! Ding Junhui, who was shortlisted for the whistle, passed 4-0 in the first round, and played a tiebreaker with Carter in the second round, and had a chance to kill 4-3, but he gave the gift of the cue ball in the Qingcai stage, and finally lost 3-4 and missed the top 8. Carter narrowly advanced to the tournament with the 75-Pair match underway, with Higgins drawing 1-1 with Mark Williams.
Ding Junhui is a leading figure in China, although the last time he won the championship in the ranking tournament was back in 2019, he was nominated for the final of the British Championship for 2 consecutive times this season and won the runner-up, ranking 9th in the world, and was invited to participate in the Saudi Masters. In the first round, Ding Junhui defeated the 44-year-old Alaghani, a Saudi amateur golfer, 4-0, and completed two single-shot victories.
In the second round of the matchup against Carter, Ding Junhui completed 2 strokes to break 100 in the first 6 rounds, fell behind 1-3 and saved 2 match points in a row, dragging the game into a deciding game. Carter took the lead at the beginning but failed to score a super score, Ding Junhui only needed to clear the color to turn the tables, but the situation was good but after scoring the yellow ball, there was a low-level mistake of the cue ball falling into the bag, and he gave a big gift. Carter sealed the win after getting started, passed the thrilling level, and met Brecel to compete for the top 4.
The 75 doubles started a civil war, Higgins swept the wild card players 4-0 in the first round to advance, and in the second round, he was full of firepower, and stopped Mark Williams with a single stroke of 120 points. In the second game, Jin's left hand was not to be outdone, and he scored 58 points in a single stroke to achieve a big reversal, equalizing the score 64-32, the two sides drew 1-1, and 4 wins in 7 games became 3 wins in 5 games, and the ownership of the last 1 top 8 ticket is about to be revealed.