On August 9, the Snooker World Championship will determine the last four quarter-finals, including China's brother Ding Junhui, O'Sullivan, Robertson, Hawkins and others, will be in the third stage of the duel. The only big lead is England's post-90s leader Karen Wilson, who is currently 11-5 ahead of "Glasses Man" Gould, just two sets away from victory. Before the game, Wilson also talked about his desire for a world championship and hoped that this year would be the best opportunity.
As the successor of the post-90s generation that has risen rapidly in recent years, Wilson has been stable in the world's top 16 for many years, and his performance has gradually conquered many predecessors, who are very optimistic about his future prospects. The "Emperor of Billiards" Hendry had predicted that Wilson would win the World Championship, and from his attitude to the game and his tenacity, he was rarely optimistic about others, and this view was also affirmed by O'Sullivan.
Wilson played as the No. 8 seed at this year's World Championships, originally playing against veteran Hamilton Hamilton in the first round of qualifying, but the latter announced his retirement for physical reasons the day before the start of the tournament, and he also won without a fight to automatically advance to the round of 16. It is precisely because of the first round of bye that he did not make his debut until August 7, and he had a feeling of wanting to see through. Wilson's goal is clear, the purpose of this year is to attack the championship, "when you have a lot of support, you certainly don't want to disappoint them, then you need to try to win all the games, show the real side, make the opponent feel that you are not an easy guy to deal with." 」 Wilson also thanked Hendry and O'Sullivan for their recognition of him.
In the past four years, Wilson has achieved good results at the World Championships, reaching the Top 8 of the World Championships in a row, the best result is the final four in 2018, but he is still a little bit behind the final, so this year he hopes to be able to go further. Judging from the signing table, Wilson wants to go further and must meet the defending champion Trump in the quarter-finals, such a momentum of the old opponent, does he have the certainty and confidence to win? Wilson used last year's match against Hawkins as an example, when he fell behind 1-6 but never gave up and eventually achieved a big comeback, so he was confident of playing against any opponent.
Perhaps because of the influence of his family, Wilson has a heart that never shrinks back and never surrenders. His father suffered from a stubborn disease and had been battling the disease all these years, so he was also in his eyes and was greatly touched. "Don't wait for the storm to pass, learn to dance in the rain." Wilson said that it is impossible to keep you in your comfort zone all the time, and only by facing difficulties can you have the opportunity to create miracles yourself. This year, he hopes to prove himself in Crucible, not just in the round of 8 and 4, but also in the championship, which is his goal of never giving up.