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in the early morning of september 18th, beijing time, the 2024 snooker english open ended the second day of competition, and the top 32 are now officially announced (see the chart below for details)!

among the top ten players, two world champions, "rocket" o'sullivan and mark williams, were both eliminated and stopped in the top 32, which was an upset; as for the chinese players, a total of 9 people led by shi jiahui advanced, and 15 people lost and were eliminated. the following are the detailed information.

the snooker english open is the 5th event of the 24/25 season and the 4th ranking tournament of this season. the champion prize is 100,000 pounds. because it is a ranking tournament of a high level in the uk, it is valued by many snooker masters!

according to the schedule of the event, the first two rounds (128 to 96; 96 to 64) are the qualifying rounds, and the third round (64 to 32) is the main competition. the top 32 players in this competition will directly start from the main competition. from the qualifying round to the 1/8 finals, the 7-game 4-win system is adopted, the 1/4 finals adopt the 9-game 5-win system; the semi-finals adopt the 11-game 6-win system; and the finals adopt the 17-game 9-win system.

in terms of participating players, only china's snooker no. 1 ding junhui among the top 16 players in the world did not participate. according to the news announced by ding junhui on his social media on september 16, ding junhui's absence from the snooker england open was most likely due to visa reasons. many fans expressed their regret for this.

in addition to ding junhui, there are 24 chinese players participating in the competition, namely zhang anda, si jiahui, zhou yuelong, pang junxu, lü haotian, liu hongyu, fan zhengyi, xiao guodong, he guoqiang, yuan sijun, tian pengfei, and wu yize;

xu si, ma hailong, xing zihao, fu jiajun, jiang jun, long zehuang, zhang jiawei, gong chenzhi, wang yuchen, lei peifan, huang jiahao, bai yulu. here are the detailed results of the 24 chinese players!

first, in the first round of qualifying (128 to 96), there were 11 chinese players starting from this round. as a result, 7 players advanced to the top 96, and 4 lost and were eliminated. the specific results are as follows (the numbers in brackets represent world rankings):

fu jiajun (68) 4-1 harris tahir (119);

long zehuang (71) 4-0 lin guliang (119, malaysia);

xing zihao (73) 4-2 paul deville (none);

jiang jun (76) 4-0 el said (117);

lei peifan (87)4-3 ma hailong (75);

zhang jiawei (104) 4-2 stan moody (86);

wang yuchen (119) 4-0 stuart carrington (69);

gong chenzhi (82) 3-4 michael holt (108);

huang jiahao (111) 0-4 hamad mia (78);

bai yulu (119) 0-4 dean young (89);

from the above, it is not difficult to see that four chinese players, ma hailong, gong chenzhi, huang jiahao and bai yulu, lost and were eliminated, which means they were eliminated in the first round of this competition.

then in the second round of qualifying (96 to 64), the 7 chinese players who advanced from the first round, plus liu hongyu, fan zhengyi, xiao guodong, he guoqiang, yuan sijun, tian pengfei, wu yize, and xu si who started from the second round of qualifying, a total of 15 chinese players participated in the competition. as a result, 8 players won and advanced to the main competition (64), and 7 lost and were eliminated. the specific results are as follows:

xiao guodong (29) 4-1 michel mann (116)

wu yize (40) 4-1 chris totten (108);

xu si (51)4-3 zhang jiawei (104);

fan zhengyi (54) 4-2 liam pullen (85);

he guoqiang (64) 4-3wang yuchen (119);

liu hongyu (65) 4-1 ashley carty (67);

long zehuang (71) 4-2 lin shanfeng (62, england);

jiang jun (76)4-2 tian pengfei (56);

yuan sijun (36) 2-4 burchill-revis (94)

marco fu (68) 0-4 david grace (66);

xing zihao (73) 1-4 mark davis (59);

lei peifan (87) 2-4 aaron hill (63);

in summary, seven players, including yuan sijun, tian pengfei, fu jiajun, xing zihao, lei peifan, zhang jiawei and wang yuchen, lost and were eliminated; eight players, including liu hongyu, fan zhengyi, xiao guodong, he guoqiang, wu yize, xu si, jiang jun and long zehuang, advanced to the top 64.

in the first round of the main competition (64 to 32), 8 players including liu hongyu, fan zhengyi, xiao guodong, he guoqiang, wu yize, xu si, jiang jun, and long zehuang, plus 5 players who started directly from the first round of the main competition, zhang anda, si jiahui, zhou yuelong, pang junxu, and lu haotian, a total of 13 players played, and the result was 9 wins and 4 losses. the specific results are as follows:

anda zhang (12) 4-3 mark davis (59);

si jiahui (13) 4-1 andrew pagitt (88);

pang junxu (28) 4-3 tachaya (39);

lyu haotian (32) 4-2 dominic dell (41);

wu yize (40) 4-3 bingham (23);

xu si (51) 4-3 lisowski (19);

fan zhengyi (54) 4-1 ryan day (17);

he guoqiang (64) 4-2 o'sullivan (4);

jiang jun (76) 4-2 tom ford (14);

zhou yuelong (25) 0-4 jamie jones (47);

xiao guodong (29) 2-4 anthony mcgill (34);

liu hongyu (65) 3-4 trump (1);

long zehuang (71) 3-4 mark allen (3)

after 3 days of qualifying and 2 days of competition,currently, a total of 9 players, including zhang anda, si jiahui, pang junxu, lu haotian, fan zhengyi, he guoqiang, wu yize, xu si and jiang jun, have advanced to the top 32!

among them, jiang jun, a 19-year-old chinese snooker player who is ranked only 76th in the world, started from the first round of the qualifying round (128 to 96), won three consecutive games and advanced to the top 32. in the first round of the main competition (64 to 32), he defeated tom ford, who is ranked 14th in the world, 4-2. his performance was very outstanding!

four players, fan zhengyi, he guoqiang, wu yize and xu si, started from the second round of qualifying (96 to 64). they all won two consecutive games to advance to the top 32, and they all performed outstandingly!

in the second round of the qualifying round (96 to 64), fan zhengyi scored the first perfect score of 147 points in his career in the sixth game against 19-year-old english player liam pullen., while defeating his opponent 4-2, he also became the first "post-00" player to score 147 points in the world snooker tour (wst). fan zhengyi created a new history in snooker!

in the first round of the main competition (64 to 32), he guoqiang faced o'sullivan, the greatest player in snooker history, and showed super competitive state. he scored three consecutive goals at the beginning. although o'sullivan won two games in a row afterwards, he guoqiang still seized the opportunity and won the sixth game, thus eliminating o'sullivan 4-2 in an upset and advancing to the top 32.

wu yize, the 20-year-old player ranked 40th in the world, gave fans a big surprise by defeating former world champion bingham 4-3 in the first round of the main competition (64 to 32); xu si, ranked 51st in the world, also had a stunning performance in the first round of the main competition, defeating english star lisowski, ranked 19th in the world, 4-3.

according to the schedule, the 1/16 finals will be held in the early morning of september 18th and 19th, beijing time. the matchups of the 9 chinese players are as follows:

zhang anda (12) vs. wakelin (24);

si jiahui (13) vs jiang jun (76);

pang junxu (28) vs brecel (7);

lu haotian (32) vs mark allen (3);

wu yize (40) vs. ali carter (11);

xu si (51) vs barry hawkins (18);

fan zhengyi (54) vs. ryans (111);

he guoqiang (64) vs maguire (31);

in addition, in the match of 32 to 16, the world number one trump will face matthew selt, who is ranked 33rd in the world; murphy and neil robertson, who are also part of the "five tigers of 80", will meet. these two games are also worth looking forward to for fans!

finally, i hope that the remaining 9 chinese players will have even better performances, continue to make great strides, and defend the honor of chinese snooker in a foreign country. come on!