In the first round of the World Snooker Players Championship, which just ended on February 8, 2022, Beijing time, although Mark Williams did not blast a single 50+ and break the 100 performance, he still used his accuracy and super ability to seize opportunities to beat Gary Wilson 6-3 to successfully advance to the quarterfinals. In another match that ended in the same time period, world number four Neil Robertson advanced to the second round with a 6-4 victory over Karen Wilson with 114, 100, 60 and 94 points. Judging from the competitive state, Robertson's current state is still very good.
Williams beat Wilson 6-3 to advance
In the match between Mark Williams and Gary Wilson, accuracy almost determined the direction of the game. In the first two innings, Wilson took a 2-0 lead with a single shot of 63 and 64 runs in two consecutive innings of 69-23 and 76-25. Mark Williams then drew 2-2 with Wilson in two straight sets 71-39 and 81-0. Although Wilson then took a 3-2 lead in the next set 76-18. But Mark Williams' subsequent performance made him a defeat after all. Mark Williams then won four consecutive sets with his excellent ability to seize opportunities and win four consecutive sets with 54:10, 67:35, 78:30 and 82:41 to beat Gary Wilson 6-3 to advance to the quarter-finals of this tournament.
Robertson eliminated Wilson 6-4 to advance to the second round
In the match between Neil Robertson and Karen Wilson, the two once again staged a classic showdown. As soon as the game began, Robertson took a 1-0 lead with a single 114-point clean sheet. Wilson then scored 57 points at 67:34 to win the set in a 1-1 draw with Robertson. Robertson then set a 3-1 lead by winning two straight sets 74-4 and 60-58 on a single shot of 60 points. Next, Wilson scored 87 points to tie Robertson 3-3 in two consecutive sets at 68-0, 87-34. After entering the seventh inning, Robertson took a 4-3 lead with a strong performance of 94 points in a single shot. Although Wilson then tied Robertson 4-4 with a single shot of 141 points. But the game had lost its suspense after this set, and Robertson then won two consecutive sets with a single 128-point clean sheet and a 57:41 performance to beat Wilson 6-4 to reach the second round of the tournament.
Both Wilsons lost but lost in different ways
In the classic showdown between the two games, Gary Wilson and Karen Wilson both lost games, but the two players did not lose in different ways. Objectively speaking, Gary Wilson lost the game in terms of tactics and accuracy. And Karen Wilson mainly lost to the opponent he faced, and he played very well throughout the game. Gary Wilson knew how to settle the game at first when facing Mark Williams, but he had almost lost control of the situation in the next four innings, and the poor form and tactical set-up made him collapse instantly when facing Mark Williams, which was why he lost the game. And Karen Wilson's robertson state can be described as very good, two shots to break the hundred and two shots 50+ performance is the best proof, in the accuracy of the key moment, Robertson is also the dominant side. In this case, Karen Wilson lost badly because he just lost to the better player.