Nanchang, Dec. 12 (Xinhuanet)-The 6th Chinese Billiards World Championship of China Billiards Association recently concluded the first stage of the competition in Yushan County, Shangrao City, Jiangxi Province. Defending champions Zheng Yubo and Chen Siming advanced to the second stage.
This tournament attracted 496 players from 41 countries and regions to participate in Yushan, and the number of participants reached a new high. It is the largest Chinese billiards competition in the world. The race is divided into two stages. The first stage is divided into domestic men’s team, international men’s team, domestic women’s team and international women’s team, and the top 32 men’s team and the top 16 women’s team are produced by the double-loss elimination system.
The competition in the domestic men’s team is fierce. Zheng Yubo, who aims to win three consecutive championships, and john young, the champion in 2017, and other famous players have lost in succession, but they still narrowly missed the top 32. Shi Hanqing, winner of the 2016 tournament, and Zheng Xiaohuai, winner of this year’s International Open, were eliminated early. Wattana, the champion of the first year of the tournament, led the international men’s team to advance to the lineup, and the Thai ball king regretted saying goodbye.
All the four champions in the first five competitions appeared in the domestic women’s team, Chen Siming advanced in two consecutive games, Fu Xiaofang broke through successfully, and Dove and Han Yu were both defeated. Natasha Chetan, a 15-year-old Indian teenager, advanced to the second stage with outstanding performance in the international women’s team and became a dark horse in this competition.
The second stage of the race began on the 12th, and the single defeat elimination system was adopted. According to the schedule, the women’s team will decide on the 15th and the men’s team will win on the 16th.
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