Open Xiao Guodong edged out world champion Ding Junhui and other qualifying extension
Ticker am on August 24, 2010 World Snooker Open Qualifying second round all over. Chinese teenager Xiao Guodong two tied behind twice, ultimately lost to 2-3 have been ranked eighth in the world of the former professional player Darren - Morgan, missed the cut. Ding, including 11 games, including the third round of qualifying in September's race stages, Liang Wenbo and Marco Fu did not receive this privilege, as usual in the 24th final round of qualifying.
first-round match, Xiao Guodong 3-0 smooth cut, while in the second round, he suffered a bitter fight. Xiao Guodong the field of rivals Darren - Morgan is allowed to participate in the qualifying of 32 amateur players. Said to be an amateur, but in fact before this year Morgan, 44, also have a head the elite. He won the 1987 World Amateur Championship, turned professional in 1988 and turned professional the second season before the world ranking had jumped rose to 16, the highest ranking achieved over the first 8. Morgan played throughout his career total of over 111 Pobai and snooker history to play Pobai more than 100 player only 34.
in the record, the Morgan has won the Welsh Championship in 1990 and 1991 (Wales Open predecessor) and 1996 Irish Masters champion. Since these two games are all professional race was a non-ranking tournament, Morgan was a matter of regret to the entire professional career failed to obtain a ranking tournament.
2005 年 Morgan points finally could no longer maintain his position effectively, breaking away from the professional circles, but in recent years a number of veterans in Morgan, or level of competition in the summit, to demonstrate that his sword not old.
Thus, while before the game was Xiao Guodong dubbed the "old guy", but Morgan did not imagine that easy to deal with. Match the first game, Morgan shot a 98 on the points to clear the table to 121-12 upper hand, Xiao Guodong then the defense in the second war with 86-36 win series at 1-1. The third, Xiao Guodong the first to fly a single rod was stuck in 52 points, Morgan seized the opportunity to play a 65 min ,2-1 lead and get the match point again. The fourth game, Xiao Guodong stabilize the mind first of all to a 58 basis points, and then to 81-9 chasing the score into 2-2. The final tie breaker, Xiao Guodong is the first to get started, but played in just 16 minutes when the cue ball foul throw bags, lost a golden opportunity for victory. Morgan with a 63 min lockout victory, Xiao Guodong, after the two tied behind twice to 2-3 edged. After the match, Xiao Guodong although their fall bags on the tiebreaker was very depressed, but their performance was positive.
this point, at the World Open Qualifying second round all over, 64, has been strong in non-professional players rarely sign of, from the first round of playing the Chinese players Liu Song only one person broke into the first 3. Although the reform TOP16 players to take part in the World Open qualifying, but in order to ensure box office and ratings, or have big studded field of 11 qualifiers will be placed in September of the race stages. In addition to early release of Hendry, O'Sullivan, Davies, Robertson and Ding Junhui, who's eight qualifiers, there are three on the race teams competed in the second round after the game OK, Murphy , Williams and legendary veteran Jimmy - White, receive this offer, Liang Wenbo and Marco Fu regret not selected, their qualifications are still arranged in the world snooker tournament Institute.
the above-mentioned 11 games against the qualification round, including: more special VS Robertson; Carter VS guess tower Asia; Maguire VS Pateman; Davis VS Ebdon; Hendry VS Hanniweier; Ding VS Gannone; Selby VS Hawkins; O'Sullivan VS Mark - Gold; Murphy VS Harold; Williams VS Figueiredo; White VS Davidson.
8 24, the remaining 21 games will be the third round of qualifying for the World Snooker Academy, Liu Song with "Assassin" Holt fight a race seat, Liang Wenbo's opponent Andrew - Higginson, Marco Fu will face the world amateur champion Ai Erfei - Burton. TOP147 (xi cool)
