Beijing time on January 12 news, snooker Masters has 6 people to take the lead in advancing to the quarterfinals, including 5 world champions, the only non-world champion is Barry Hawkins, and he eliminated another world champion Murphy.
Of the 6 first round 16-8 matches that have ended, the only world champion who suffered a round trip was Murphy, which shows that Murphy is really embarrassed! In Murphy's own words: Right now, playing against the top players, I'm like an impostor. That's what Murphy complained about himself in an interview after losing to Barry Hawkins. Of course, Murphy also revealed that he was suffering from shoulder and back pain, which made it difficult for him to play at full strength. In fact, as ordinary fans, what we see from the broadcast camera is Murphy's obesity!
At present, the six players who have reached the quarterfinals are: Mark Williams, Higgins, O'Sullivan, Neil Robertson, Barry Hawkins and Selby.
Next, two more world champions will appear, Trump + Bingham.
The world's 2nd Trump game is scheduled for 9 o'clock tonight, Bingham is playing at 3 am tomorrow, Trump against Mark Allen, Bingham against Karen Wilson, if Trump and Bingham can successfully advance, then, there will be 7 world champions in the quarterfinals, only Murphy is absent, Murphy will look more embarrassed.