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China City Teams Xi'an July 2022

Postby lhpirnie

A total of 29 teams participated in the China City Teams, from 4-9 July 2022 in Xi'an, Sha'anxi province.


The favourites were the 'local' Sha'anxi team, who had 'signed' Ding Junhui, Fan Zhengyi and Mei Xiwen, probably the best 3 players currently in China. The event had been scheduled for June, but was delayed by a covid outbreak, so by this time most of the the professionals had left China to return to the UK in time for the 2022-23 season. The only other current professional was Bai Langning, who was representing Yushan.

The format was 8 groups of 3-4, with two qualifiers from each group contesting the knockout phase. Remarkably, Sha'anxi were seeded 10th, as their players hadn't participated in local Chinese tournaments so their CBSA ranking was low.

The 'number 1 seeds' were the Zunyi team, comprising Jin Long, He Guoqiang and Chen Ruifu. Most of the best players currently in China were involved, except Luo Honghao.

Re: China City Teams Xi'an July 2022

Postby lhpirnie

The draw was as follows:

Group A
Guangdong Team (Pa Ruke, Li Yingdong, Gong Chenzhi)
Sha'anxi Team (Ding Junhui, Fan Zhengyi, Mei Xiwen)
Nanchang West Lake Team

Group B
Yushan Team (Bai Langning, Huang Jiahao, Xing Zihao)
Zhejiang Changxing Team (Huang Ziyi, Wang Xinbo, Wang Xinzhong)
Yili Team (Xiaokaiti Repukaiti, Tuyigogn Wumaier, Aipati Aishajiang)
Changzhou Team (Huang Changming, Fan Wenpeng, Tan Ning)

Group C
Huizhou Team (Liao Weiou, Liu Jiaming, Wang Zepeng)
Leshan Team (Song Yang, Pu Qingsong, Yao Pengcheng)
Dongguan Team (Liang Dong, Fan Jinxing, Fan Yutian)
Xinjiang Team (Li Jinwei, Zhao Yafei, Kadier Abilizi)

Group D
Dongfan Youth Team (Bai Yulu, Jiang Jun, Ma Hailong)
Xi'an Team (Wu Yuchen, Jin Peng, Huang Haoyang)
Tibet Team (Gao Yanan, Zhao Shiji, Wu Jindouji)
Mianyang Team (Liao Yu, Xu Jiahui, Wang Yixu)

Group E
Henan Team (Zhang Yang, Bo Junjie, Liu Yiqi)
Lanzhou Team (Li Yang, Zhang Nianjun, Du Jiantao)
Guizhou Team (Guo Gang, Zhang Xibing, Xing Yu)
Beijing team (Pang Weiguo, Cai Jianzhong, Fu Jing)

Group F
Zunyi Team (Jin Long, He Guoqiang, Chen Ruifu)
Chengdu Xinjin Team (Liu Yang, Zhao Anjun, Chen Qiyu)
Zhejiang team (Li Yan, Qiu Yalong, Cao Zeshang)

Group G
Zhongshan Team (Luo Zetao, Liang Xiaolong, Liu Hongyu)
Urumqi Team (Yuan Jiming, Li Shirong, Bao Li Damingyuan)
Inner Mongolia Team (Liu Hao, Ren Zuijie, Tu Xuan)

Group H
Xianyang Team (Yang Jiaxin, Zhao Hanyang, Deng Haohui)
International Billiards Academy Team (Zhou Jinhao, Liu Linhao, Wang Yuhang)
Wuhan Team (Yu Chao, Hu Bin, Wu Guoyan)
Chongqing Team (Xu Yuan, Han Fuyuan, Zheng Dian)
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Re: China City Teams Xi'an July 2022

Postby lhpirnie

Qualifiers for the L16:
Wuhan, Xinjiang, Guangdong, Yili, Inner Mongolia, Beijing, Lanzhou, Dongfan Youth,
Zunyi, Xianyang, Tibet, Henan, Leshan, Zhongshan, Zhejiang, Sha'anxi.

There was a bust-up between two teams in Group B, which resulted in disqualifications. Thus Lanzhou, who were 3rd in Group E, were promoted instead.
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Re: China City Teams Xi'an July 2022

Postby lhpirnie

The knockout stage results were:

L16
Wuhan 4-3 Xinjiang
Guangdong 4-2 Yili
Inner Mongolia 2-4 Beijing
Lanzhou 2-4 Dongguan Youth
Zunyi 4-1 Xianyang
Tibet 2-4 Henan
Leshan 2-4 Zhongshan
Zhejiang 0-4 Shaanxi

L8
Wuhan 1-4 Guangdong
Beijing 4-3 Dongguan Youth
Zunyi 4-1 Henan
Zhongshan 2-4 Shaanxi

SF
Guangdong 4-2 Beijing
Zunyi 2-4 Shaanxi
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Re: China City Teams Xi'an July 2022

Postby lhpirnie

The favourites Sha'anxi beat Guangdong in the final by 4-2.


Ding Junhui 1-0 Pa Ruke
Fan Zhengyi 0-1 Gong Chenzhi
Fan/Mei 1-0 Pa/Li
Ding Junhui 1-0 Li Yingdong
Mei Xiwen 0-1 Gong Chenzhi
Ding/Mei 1-0 Li/Gong

Re: China City Teams Xi'an July 2022

Postby lhpirnie

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This earned them ¥150,000. There were also prizes awarded to the runners-up and losing semi-finalists, and Gong Chenzhi for the highest break. The 15-year old Gong did well, winning his team's only 2 frames in the final. He's originally from Zibo, Shandong province, and was taught to play snooker by Yan Dong, Yan Bingtao's father.