China City Teams Xi'an July 2022
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.
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.
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