On April 13, 2022, Beijing time, the Snooker World Championship continued to qualify, and the fourth round broke out of the big cold, Michael White, who participated as an amateur player, eliminated Jordan Brown and advanced to the main tournament. In addition, Scott Donaldson, who has been in a slump for the past two seasons, has made a strong return, and he has won a regular spot in a 10-1 victory over Alan Taylor.
Michael White, 30, competed in the World Championships as a seeded player, but the speed of light slipped in the following seasons, and in just four seasons, he went from a world champion to an amateur. Many people felt sorry for him, including O'Sullivan, who had been very optimistic about him.
However, Michael White did not give up, and this World Championship showed good competitive form. In the first three rounds of qualifying, he eliminated Patrick, O'Denel and Mark King in succession, losing four sets in all three games, and the advantage was quite obvious.
In the fourth round of qualifying, Michael White played fairly consistently against Jordan Brown, who won the ranking tournament last season and is currently ranked 24th in the world. In the first half, the two were fiercely contested, with Michael White scoring a single 85 points, Jordan Brown shooting a three-shot 50+ to make the score 5-4, and Michael White had the advantage.
In the second half, Jordan Brown took the lead, shooting a single shot of 130 points, at one point to win 6-5. However, Michael White kept his way and then shot a four-shot 50+ to win 10-8 and advance into the main game. The victory also gave Michael White a two-year career qualification, starting next season, he can play in professional competitions again, and he is only 30 years old, there is still a lot of room for improvement, it can be said that Michael White is back strongly.
Another player has also returned strongly, that is, Scott Donaldson, who is known as Ding Junhui's nemesis, also has great potential, but the results of these two seasons are not good. At this World Championship, he eliminated McQuegen 6-0 and Li Xing 6-5 to reach the fourth round.
Facing Alan Taylor in the fourth round, Scott Donaldson fired at full range, shooting a one-hundred-shot and four-shot 50+ to win 10-1 and easily qualify for the main tournament.
In addition, Crucible ushered in a new face, Ashley Hegel shot two hundred, four shots 50+, 10-7 eliminated Joe O'Connor, the first time to qualify for the World Championship main tournament, which is also a major breakthrough in his career!