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On August 22, 2024, Beijing time, the third round of the World Snooker Xi'an Grand Prix was declared over. Chinese young players Xu Si and Gong Chenzhi successfully advanced to the top 16, while Pang Junxu, Yuan Sijun, Xiao Guodong, Si Jiahui and Lv Haotian were eliminated. So far, the Chinese snooker team has completed a record of two wins and five losses.

Among the top 16 players, Selby, Karen Wilson, O'Sullivan, Jack Jones, Allen, Hawkins, Mark Williams and Trump successfully entered the top 16. However, "Magician" Murphy and Gary Wilson, who performed well in the previous round, were unfortunately eliminated. So far, there are only eight players left in the top 16.

The Chinese snooker team has two wins and five losses.

In the third round of the Xi'an Grand Prix, a total of seven Chinese players participated in the competition, but only two players entered the top 16, namely Xu Si and Gong Chenzhi. In the match between Xu Si and Bingham, Xu Si defeated Bingham 5-4 with a single shot of 120 points, 104 points and three shots of 50+.

Gong Chenzhi defeated Si Jiahui 5-3 with single shots of 53, 92 and 98. Although the young Chinese player Pang Junxu won two consecutive games and fought Selby to the final game, he still lost to the latter 4-5 and failed to advance.

Yuan Sijun, who had performed well before, lost to the world's No. 1 player, O'Sullivan, 1-5 despite scoring 62 points in a single shot. Xiao Guodong scored two 50+ points but still lost to the world's No. 1 player, Allen. Lu Haotian scored 103 points in a single shot, but he was defeated by the world's No. 2 player, Trump, 1-5.

Only eight of the top 16 players made it to the round of 16

In the third round of the Xi'an Grand Prix, ten of the top sixteen players participated, but only eight made it to the next round. In addition to O'Sullivan, Trump, Selby and Allen, who won against Chinese players, Karen Wilson, Jack Jones, Hawkins and Mark Williams also made it to the next round.

In the match between Karen Wilson and Walton, Wilson defeated Walton 5-3 with a single shot of 100, 108 and 50. World runner-up Jack Jones defeated Lisowski 5-4 with a single shot of 60, 51 and 88 and won three consecutive games to advance.

World Championships evergreen Hawkins scored 102, 104 and 87 points in a single shot to beat Ryan Day 5-3 and advance to the top 16. Mark Williams scored 102, 101, 91 and 61 points in a single shot to defeat Wakelin 5-2 and advance.

Murphy and Wilson both failed to advance to the round of 16

In other matches, Celt, Wells, Dale, Wafi, Gilbert and Jimmy Robertson successfully entered the top 16, while Murphy and Gary Wilson were eliminated unexpectedly. In the match between Celt and Miah, Celt defeated Miah 5-2 with a single shot of 75 points and a three-game winning streak.

Wells scored 67, 58, 60, 52, 84 and 52 points in a single shot to defeat Tachaya 5-4. Dale scored 96, 53 and 58 points in a single shot to easily defeat Murphy, who scored two centuries, 5-2 and advanced unexpectedly.

Iran's top player Vafi advanced directly due to Dott's withdrawal. David Gilbert scored 74 and 54 points in a single shot to eliminate Gary Wilson 5-3. Jimmy Robertson defeated Thailand's Songsavat 5-3 with an outstanding performance of 117 and 81 points in a single shot and won four consecutive games to successfully advance to the top 16.