Liu Reaches 2017 German Masters Semifinals

SKIP
Rui
Liu

Third
Xiao Ming
Xu

Second
De Xin
Ba

Lead
Jia Liang
Zang

Rui Liu (HARBIN, CHN) run at the 2017 German Masters came to an end in the semifinals with a 5-3 loss to Steffen Walstad (Oslo, NOR). of the 2017 German Masters in Hamburg, Germany; Liu advanced through the quarterfinals with a 5-3 win over Gustav Eskilsson (Skellefteï¿½, SWE). of the 2017 German Masters in Hamburg, Germany;

Liu finished 2-1 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Liu defeated Joel Retornaz (Trentino, ITA) 5-2, then went on to lose 7-2 against Kyle Smith (Stirling, SCO). Liu responded with a 7-6 win over Michael Brunner (Gstaad, SUI) in their final qualifying round match.

Liu earned 26.970 world rankings points for their Top 3 finish in the German Masters. Liu move up 5 spots after posting a net gain of 24.874 points improving upon their best results so far this season, ranking 30th overall with 219.155 total points on the World Ranking Standings. Liu ranks 28th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 121.893 points earned so far this season.