2022 世界花式撞球大師在直布羅陀的歐洲體育中心展開第三日賽程，當地時間下午時段結束了三場16強比賽，柯秉逸、Mieszko Fortunski (波蘭) 以及科威特的 Abdullah Alyousef 率先晉級八強。
柯秉逸在16強賽與兩屆冠軍，西班牙的 David Alcaide 交手。Alcaide 贏得比球取得率先衝球權，但衝球後母球被撞進中袋，柯秉逸把握住機會並很快地取得5-0的領先。Alcaide 第六局跳2號球帶進底袋口的4號球，繼續進攻的 Alcaide 在2號球切底袋發生有失其平常水平的失誤，讓柯秉逸再次回到場上，然而柯秉逸在一個難度不大的7號球上出現失誤讓對手成功破蛋。
柯秉逸第八局 1號球精彩的防守讓 Alcaide 解球犯規並留下1、9組合球機會給對手，柯秉逸順利拿下並取得6-2聽牌。第九局，柯秉逸衝球後母球洗袋讓 Alcaide 再追回一局 (3-6)。Alcaide 在第十局一記簡單的1號球中袋沒有打進，柯秉逸上場清光台面，7-3 取得勝利晉級，柯秉逸將在八強迎戰奧地利的 Max Lechner。
KO Pin Yi (Zen) reach the QF｜©Taka G. Wu/Matchroom Multi Sport
Ko Pin Yi downed David Alcaide to reach the quarter-finals of the 2022 World Pool Masters at the Europa Point Sports Complex, Gibraltar live on Sky Sports, DAZN, Viaplay, and Matchroom.Live in selected countries as Mieszko Fortunski and Abdullah Alyousef also made their way through to the next stage.
David Alcaide 3-7 Ko Pin Yi 柯秉逸
Aloysius Yapp 4-7 Mieszko Fortunski
Naoyuki Oi 大井直幸 3-7 Abdullah Alyousef
Pin Yi was up against two-time winner Alcaide and the former world champion didn’t seem too fazed by his opponent’s credentials as he amassed a 5-0 lead. Alcaide was glued to his chair after initally winning the lag, but the Spaniard scratched on the break. The following racks were a clinic in breaking by Pin Yi as the 32-year-old’s game gathered pace. There was a route back into the Race to 7 for Alcaide in the sixth rack when Pin Yi found himself with nowhere to go on the two ball. A brief safety exchange later, Pin Yi looked to be closing in to make the hill but a simple miss on the seven was the gift Alcaide needed to get on the board at 5-1 but with still plenty to do.
For Alcaide, there was a routine run out in the seventh to be three behind but fully aware of Pin Yi‘s stronghold on the game. Alcaide broke in the eighth but missed the bank on the one ball and made it safe somewhat. That proved to be Alcaide‘s downfall though as Pin Yi hooked Alcaide who ended up fouling on the 9 when trying to kick his way out of trouble onto the one. In the process, leaving a 1-9 combo on for Pin Yi to reach the hill which he duly obliged. The drama wasn’t done in this contest yet though as Pin Yi scratched in the following rack on the break to allow Alcaide back in to 6-3. Alcaide missed a simple one to the middle pocket in the next rack and from there Pin Yi secured his victory and a place in the quarter-finals.
Big KO｜©Taka G. Wu/Matchroom Multi Sport
Fortunski has already had a blistering week after victory over Jayson Shaw to reach the Last 16 and he doubled up to beat US Open runner-up Aloysius Yapp 7-4 to book a maiden quarter-final birth in Gibraltar against either Albin Ouschan or Francisco Sanchez. Yapp took the opening rack with a golden break but soon Fortunski field back to lead for the second time at 3-2 with a confidence-boosting the fifth rack that saw the Pole bank the one ball like a Bugatti Veyron off the start line. Fortunski comes to Gibraltar trying to replicate what compatriot Karol Skowerski did ten years ago in winning the World Pool Masters. Yapp seemed to struggle at times with the table conditions but made it 3-3 and put Fortunski back under it. The 2022 World Cup of Pool is not too far away where Fortunski will be flying the flag for Poland and with some supporters in the arena, they saw him reach the hill first at 6-4. On the hill, Fortunski played a delightful 3-6 combo on his way to another mammoth win for the Butcher.
Mieszko Fortunski (Predator)｜©Taka G. Wu/Matchroom Multi Sport
Alyousef is loving life now after a run to the semi-finals of the World Pool Championship, the Kuwaiti received an invite to the World Pool Masters for the first time and he made haste of Niels Feijen yesterday. He goes by the name of Solid Gold and Alyousef kept his wonderful year going with a win over one of the pre-tournament favourites Naoyuki Oi to reach the quarter-finals 7-3. In truth, the pair struggled at the table and a string of errors caused problems for both. Alyousef though was holding his own in the pivotal turning points in the contest. At 1-1, both missed tricky nine ball opportunities before Alyousef struck to lead at 2-1.
The fourth rack was messy with the six, seven, and nine all locked up in the bottom right corner. After Oi made both the six and seven in one shot with a lovely shot, the Japanese man missed the nine and Alyousef led 3-1. Alyousef made the three ball and six as it hung over the pocket but left the cue ball teetering on the edge of the jaw leaving a tough kick on the four ball. Oi put pay to Alyousef‘s error to make it a one rack difference. That did prove to be Oi‘s last rack though as Alyousef came through to wrap up a 7-3 win.
Abdullah Alyousef｜©Taka G. Wu/Matchroom Multi Sport
The remaining Last 16 contests start the Evening Session in Gibraltar as Joshua Filler gets his World Pool Masters campaign underway against Mosconi Cup rival Skyler Woodward before Austria’s Albin Ouschan meets Francisco Sanchez Ruiz and Max Lechner gets the quarter-final action going in a meeting with Ko Pin Yi of Chinese Taipei.
Saturday 7th May – Evening Session – Last 16 / Quarter Final 1 – 5:30pm UK time
Joshua Filler (8) vs Skyler Woodward
Albin Ouschan (3) vs Francisco Sanchez Ruiz
Quarter Final 1
Max Lechner (5) vs Ko Pin Yi