The World Snooker Championship qualifiers have been rolling along in a steady stream of tense frames, big breaks, and the kind of late-match drama that makes even non-fans pause for a second. Over the past week, players slugged it out through the draw, day after day, and Misryoum’s list of results shows just how uneven a qualifier can feel.
From Monday April 6, the schedule kicked off with Yao Pengcheng edging out Ryan Davies 10-9, while Huang Jiahao came through against Leone Crowley 10-5. Daniel Womersley fell to Bai Yulu 10-7, and Gao Yang kept his momentum with a 10-9 win over Jimmy White. White, by the way, was chasing the Crucible at 63 years old—an image that has stuck around in people’s minds since it popped up in coverage.
Tuesday April 7 looked like more of the same kind of volatility. Ross Muir defeated Michael Larkov 10-5, Connor Benzey lost 10-6 to Haris Tahir, and Mateusz Baranowski beat Florian Nuessle 10-5. There were also sharper turnarounds—Marco Fu sent Mink Nutcharut packing 10-1, and Dylan Emery squeezed past Anton Kazakov 10-9. Misryoum newsroom reporting also flagged how quickly the qualifier can move from “routine” to “uh oh,” because those one or two frames can flip the whole feeling of a tie.
By Wednesday April 8, the draw kept throwing up matchups with real stakes. Mark Lloyd beat Liu Wenwei 10-3, Ashley Hugill got the better of David Grace 10-4, and Fergal Quinn advanced after taking Hatem Yassen 10-4. Haydon Pinhey was edged out by Jamie Clarke 5-10, while Zhao Hanyang controlled Mahmoud El Hareedy with a 10-3 scoreline. Farakh Ajaib also needed patience to overcome Umut Dikme 7-10. It’s the kind of day where you glance at the scores and still somehow feel like you missed a detail.
Thursday April 9 had its own highlight reel energy. Yao Pengcheng beat David Lilley 10-5, Michael Holt won 10-4 against Bai Yulu, and Duane Jones fell to Leone Crowley 5-10. Gao Yang took down Mark Davis 10-10—well, Misryoum editorial desk noted the number as 6-10—while Michal Szubarczyk survived Sanderson Lam 8-10. There was also an eye-catching run from Michal Szubarczyk over Scott Donaldson 8-10, plus Ricky Walden brushing past Mateusz Baranowski 10-4. Mark Davis losing his place on tour with qualifying defeat also lingered in the storylines.
On Friday April 10, the qualifiers continued grinding forward. Jordan Brown beat Ian Burns 10-9, Xu Yichen defeated Liu Hongyu 10-5, and Chris Totten went down 10-5 to Ishpreet Singh Chadha. Oliver Sykes won two tight ones—8-10 over Lyu Haotian and 8-10 over Liam Davies was there too, and then again it reads like a blur when you stack it all up. Marco Fu was dominant enough to win 10-9 over Liam Davies, while Bulcsu Revesz took Louis Heathcote 8-10. And Chang Bingyu sent Prin Ratmukda home 10-2.
The weekend didn’t ease up. Saturday April 11 featured Long Zehuang beating Fergal Quinn 10-2, and there was a note that Jamie Clarke withdrew due to illness after Ben Mertens started with a 10-0 score. Later, Matthew Stevens edged Peter Lines 10-8, Stuart Bingham beat Wang Xinbo 10-2, and Hossein Vafaei got past Michal Szubarczyk 10-2. Even the margins tell a story: Daniel Wells lost to Michael Holt 5-10, and Liam Highfield continued to look dangerous. Then Sunday April 12 set up the last stretch: Matthew Selt fell 3-10 to Jamie Jones, Stan Moody dropped a match 10-5 to Robbie Williams, and Thepchaiya Un-Nooh was stopped 7-10 by Liam Pullen.
By Monday April 13, Misryoum newsroom reporting shows the draw still pushing into fresh matchups: Jak Jones beat Marco Fu 10-6, Luca Brecel got past Chang Bingyu 10-8, and Zhang Anda overcame Bulcsu Revesz 10-6. Ryan Day topped Ishpreet Singh Chadha 10-8, while Gary Wilson handled Allan Taylor 10-1. Zak Surety beat Oliver Sykes 10-3, and there were more scheduled ties like Ben Woollaston v Oliver Lines and Ben Mertens taking down Julien Leclercq 10-9. It all lands in the same place—who’s set for the next stage, and who’s just one frame away from wishing they’d been a little sharper.
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