On April 17, 2022, the Snooker World Championship continued, the first round of the regular match ushered in a focus showdown, O'Sullivan played gilbert again, competing for the round of 16, the end of the first half, O'Sullivan 0-3 behind to win six consecutive sets, 6-3 lead Gilbert, blasted two shots to break the hundred, the second half will be played tonight, as far as the current situation, O'Sullivan should have no problem advancing.
O'Sullivan is a legend in snooker history, having won the ranking tournament 38 times in his career and reached the top of Crucible six times, this season O'Sullivan reached the final twice, the World Grand Prix defeated Robertson to win the championship, the European Masters lost to Fan Zhengyi and won the runner-up, this year O'Sullivan is still the favorite to win the championship, he won seven times in his career against Gilbert.
Gilbert won the first title of his career this season, the best result of the World Championship is the top four, the strongest qualifiers are Ding Junhui, Maguire, Gilbert three, the comprehensive strength is not inferior to the seeded players, Gilbert is currently ranked 19th, although the two career records are relatively different, but come to the stage of the World Championships, everything is possible, but also depends on the impromptu play.
Playing nine innings in the first half, O'Sullivan was a bit slow and hot, in the first set O'Sullivan scored a red ball, but failed to continue to connect the offense, Gilbert played a single 56 points, to take the lead at 129-1, in the second set Gilbert played a single 94 points to win another set, in the third set Gilbert fell behind to complete the reversal, narrowly won 65-54, in the fourth set O'Sullivan felt back up, blasted a single shot 122 points back in color.
After returning from halftime, O'Sullivan gradually got into a good situation, in the fifth set O'Sullivan won the fight 73-35, Gilbert went high and low, O'Sullivan scored a single 64 points in the sixth set to win another set at 96-23, O'Sullivan scored 22 points in the seventh set and made a mistake, Gilbert failed to seize the opportunity, O'Sullivan started again, blasted out a single 104 points, and continued to open up the point difference.
In the eighth inning, Gilbert missed a good opportunity, only 25 points to interrupt the attack, O'Sullivan played a single shot 66 points, from 0-3 to 5-3, O'Sullivan mastered the rhythm of the game, bringing a lot of pressure to Gilbert, in the ninth set Gilbert defense was not in place directly missed the ball, once again to give the opponent the opportunity to attack, O'Sullivan played a single 58 points into the defense, and then he started again to complete the super point to win.
Looking at this game, in the eyes of many fans, there is no suspense, facing O'Sullivan, Gilbert first mentality is not dominant, followed by a total defeat, to the World Championships such a stage, want to win is definitely more difficult, as early as everyone expected.