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Snooker German Masters: Fan Zheng stopped in the quarterfinals and Si Jiahui advanced to the semi-finals
China News Service, Beijing, February 3rd. On the morning of the 3rd, Beijing time, the 2024 German Snooker Masters produced the top four. The semi-final “Chinese Derby” that was highly anticipated by the Chinese audience failed to become a reality – Si Jiahui advanced as he wished. In the top four, Fan Zhengyi was swept and stopped in the top eight.
The quarter-finals were held on the 5th day of the German Masters. The Chinese “post-00s” youngster Si Jiahui, who was the first to appear, faced the Welsh star Ryan Day, ranked 19th in the world. In this battle, Ryan Day took the lead and won the first game. But Ryan Day’s good form was short-lived, and then the game entered “Sijiahui time”. The Chinese youngster not only won 5 games in a row, but also scored 50+ points in each of the 5 games. He easily won 5-1 and advanced to the semi-finals.
In this German Masters, Si Jiahui made great progress all the way. In the first three rounds of competition, Si Jiahui not only defeated Yuan Sijun 5-3 in the “China Derby” in the 16-to-8 round, but also defeated Yuan Sijun 5-1 in the 64-to-32 and 32-to-16 rounds. The opponents maintained a high level in terms of competitive status, technical and tactical level, confidence and fighting spirit.
Si Jiahui and Fan Zhengyi, who have advanced to the quarterfinals of this tournament, are in the same half. If they both win this game, they will become their opponents in the semifinals. Therefore, after the top eight were formed, Chinese table tennis fans began to look forward to the “Chinese Derby” in the semifinals. After Si Jiahui advanced first, the battle between Fan Zhengyi and world number 10 Karen Wilson attracted even more attention.
However, Fan Zhengyi, who debuted in the early morning of the 3rd Beijing time, failed to achieve the fans’ wishes. He was swept by Kyren Wilson 0-5 and stopped in the quarterfinals.
In the semi-finals, Si Jiahui will face Kyren Wilson. Whether he can get a “revenge” for Fan is worth looking forward to. In last season’s World Championships, Si Jiahui, who participated in the main draw of the World Championships for the first time, broke into the top four and became the youngest player in the top four snooker World Championships this century.
In the other two quarter-finals, the world’s second-ranked “Accuracy King” Judd Trump defeated four-time World Championship winner John Higgins 5-2, and the world’s 50th-ranked Sam · Craigie upset defending champion Ali Carter 5-1, and the two winners will compete for another finals spot in the semifinals.
2024-02-03 05:57:00
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