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Latest update from the Snooker World Grand Prix: National players hold a 3-win, 1-loss record; Xiao Guodong and Zhang Anda win, O'Sullivan loses.
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Latest update from the Snooker World Grand Prix: National players hold a 3-win, 1-loss record; Xiao Guodong and Zhang Anda win, O'Sullivan loses.
The latest Snooker World Grand Prix update shows national players with 3 wins and 1 loss. Among them, Xiao Guodong and Zhang Anda won their matches to reach the quarterfinals, while O'Sullivan was knocked out after losing.
Today is the round of 16, and the match results are detailed in the image below.
Zhang Anda defeated Barry Hawkins 5-3 to move on to the quarterfinals.
Xiao Guodong beat O'Sullivan 5-3 to advance to the quarterfinals.
Si Jiahui is leading Pang Junxu 4-3, with the match currently being broadcast live.
In another match, Selby is leading Wakelin 4-3.
Post-match summary and reflections
First, congratulations to Xiao Guodong and Zhang Anda for both reaching the quarterfinals. We also appreciate their efforts in eliminating O'Sullivan and Barry Hawkins. There are now at least four national players in the last eight.
Xiao Guodong delivered an excellent performance today, largely dominating O'Sullivan on the table. Of course, O'Sullivan is getting older, and winning another ranking tournament title might be quite challenging for him now.
Zhang Anda, after losing the first frame, won three consecutive frames to lead 3-1. Barry Hawkins then fought back to level at 3-3. After that, Zhang Anda did not give Hawkins any further chance and won two more frames, securing a 5-3 victory to reach the quarterfinals.
In the match between Si Jiahui and Pang Junxu, Si started strong with four consecutive frames to reach match point at 4-0. However, Pang Junxu has since made a comeback with four consecutive frames. In the eighth frame, Pang took a significant lead as Si made several simple mistakes. Personally, I think Pang Junxu might complete an incredible five-frame comeback against Si Jiahui. What do you all think?