On April 16, Beijing time, the snooker World Championship will officially start! China's Zhao Xintong and Selby, O'Sullivan, Murphy and other three world champions will appear in succession to complete the first stage of the event. Zhao Xintong vs. Clark, O'Sullivan vs. Gilbert, Selby vs Jamie Jones, and the former World Championships Murphy and Maguire will have a strong dialogue.
Zhao Xintong's match against Clark will start at 5 p.m. in Beijing, and the two will play the first stage of the nine-inning match. For Chinese audiences, this is a very perfect viewing time period. Zhao Xintong is currently ranked 7th in the world, and Clark is a qualifier, and there is a big gap between the strength of the two. If it is played normally, Zhao Xintong's victory will not be a problem.
However, Zhao Xintong needs to be vigilant, Clark has just eliminated former world champion Dort in the decider round, and he has also defeated Mark Allen in the main game of the World Championship, which obviously has the strength to explode. In the 3 meetings between the two sides, Zhao Xintong had the advantage of winning 2 and losing 1. However, the two did not fight in the long-term format, which is equivalent to an encounter, and Zhao Xintong cannot be easily defeated.
At 17:00 there was also a game between Selby and Jones, which was not very suspenseful, and the two met 6 times Selby won 5 and lost 1. At 21:30, O'Sullivan will play against Gilbert. Gilbert is one of the strongest qualifiers, but in the match against the Rockets, Gilbert has a 0-7 career. It seems that this set of matches is not very suspenseful either. At the same time, there was also a hawkins game against Page.
At 2 a.m., Selby and Jones will have their second stage, with the first player to advance to the round of 16. In addition, the first round of the highlight of Murphy's match against Maguire will also start. Both are perennial top-16 players, having played Murphy 14-13 in 27 career encounters. This game, maybe it will be played very well.