On 16 April 2022, the Snooker World Championships continued, with the first day of the main tournament playing at the same time, with defending champion Selby leading Jamie 6-3. Jones, Chinese genius Zhao Xintong led Jamie 7-2. Clark, the seeded player, has a big advantage.
Selby ranked No. 1 in the world, he is the first person in the post-80s player competition, has won three major championships nine times in his career, won the world championship four times, last year Selby defeated Murphy 18-15 to win the championship, although this season Selby's performance is not good, there are many problems in mentality, but when he comes to the stage of Crucible, he is still a popular player to win the championship, and his results in the long-term system are very good.
The first round was against world number 37 Jamie. Jones, although the opponent is not ranked high, but has a prominent performance at the World Championships, has won Murphy to advance, is a very impactful post-80s player, the two sides have met six times in their careers, Selby 5 wins and 1 loss to occupy an absolute advantage, the most recent time was the Scottish Open two years ago, when Selby eliminated Jamie 6-1. Jones advanced to the final.
With only nine innings in the first half, Selby was a bit slow at first and Jamie in the first inning. Jones took the lead 73-4 and in the second set Jamie. Jones scored two red goals but failed to continue the offense, with Selby pulling back one set 61-2 and Jamie in the third. Jones made a mistake, Selby played a single 71 points to win another set, and in the fourth set Selby completed a high-quality clearance, directly blasting a single shot 134 points.
After a period of adjustment, Selby's form gradually recovered, taking a 3-1 lead into the half-time break, Jamie. Jones' defensive quality is OK, but there is a big gap with Selby, the two are not a level player, Selby holds the initiative.
After half-time, the game continued, with Selby scoring 46 points in the fifth inning to interrupt the offense, Jamie. Jones scored a single 60 points also in color, and in the sixth inning the two sides had a long fight, Selby was even better, playing a single 64 points to win 93-63, and in the seventh set Jamie. Jones scored just six points before making a mistake, and Selby seized the opportunity to shoot a single 73 points to extend the lead.
Eighth inning Jamie. Jones didn't defend in place and missed the ball directly, Selby shot a single shot with 129 points through the bench to win another set, and in the ninth set Jamie. Jones took a 71-27 lead with 35 points left on the table, and in the end Jamie Jones scored. Jones pulled back the set and Selby took a 6-3 lead.
At the same time, Zhao Xintong felt hot in his hands, and blasted out a single shot of 109 points, 103 points, 98 points, 78 points, 73 points, 57 points, 7-2 ahead of Jamie. Clark, he just needs to stay in his current form and advance to the round of 16 without any problems.