The Snooker Heavyweight Ranking Tournament, the Players Championship, has officially kicked off, with the top 16 players in a single season competing fiercely, with the winner taking on £125,000 in prize money. On the first day of the opener, Karen Wilson scored a single shot of 141 points to break the hundred and finally defeated Neil Robertson, and Mark Williams eliminated Gary Wilson 6-3 to advance to the quarterfinals.
This season, Australia's famous Neil Robertson, continued his strong competitive state, successively won the English Open championship and the Masters championship, and the Grand Prix also broke through to the final, but unfortunately lost to Roninio Sullivan to win the runner-up. In this year's Players Championship, Robertson's first-round opponent is karen Wilson, a post-90s strongman.
Robertson scored a 114-pointer in the opening, Wilson equalized with a single 57 innings, and Robertson twice scored a 60-pointer in the third inning to take a 2-1 lead. The two then got into a bitter fight, you and I competed fiercely, and after a 3-3 draw, Robertson seized Wilson's mistake and scored 94 points to take the lead again.
In the 8th set, Wilson scored a single 141 to win, the two drew again, and Robertson scored 100 points in the 9th set. In the crucial set of the 10th set, the two played extremely cautiously, both sides played piecemeal in defense, and finally Robertson won 57-41 to seal the victory to advance to the quarterfinals.
The other game was when Mark Williams faced Gary Wilson. Gary Wilson took the lead in the opening, taking a 2-0 lead with 63 and 64 consecutive shots. The two then got into a tug-of-war several times, Gary Wilson's competitive form began to decline, and Mark Williams equalized 2-2.
In the 5th set, Gary Wilson played the next set, and then Mark Williams gained the upper hand in a fierce entanglement, and finally eliminated Gary Wilson 6-3 in the next 4 consecutive sets to advance to the quarterfinals. It is expected that the 46-year-old Uncle Ma will be able to play a more exciting performance in this players' championship.
According to the schedule, the tournament lasted from February 7 to February 13. Among the 16 participants, there are two Chinese players, they are Zhao Xintong, the british champion and German Masters champion, and Yan Bingtao, the post-00 leader. The two were divided in the top half, with Zhao Xintong facing Barry Hawkins in the first round and Yan Bingtao playing David Gilbert in the first round.
Undoubtedly, what fans are most looking forward to is that Zhao Xintong and Yan Bingtao can advance to the top 8 of the division at the same time. Prior to this, Zhao Xintong won 4 of the 6 games against Hawkins, and Yan Bingtao and David Gilbert played 4 times to win 3 and lose 1. Whether the two can meet the top 8 is waiting to see, and it is expected that Zhao Xintong and Yan Bingtao can achieve good results and point to the championship.