In the early morning of April 17, the first round of the Snooker World Championship started as scheduled, and in the first stage of a focus battle at the end, world number one Ronnie O'Sullivan walked low and high, blasting 2 shots to break 3003+ in the opening 0-3, and reversed the score 6-3 in six consecutive sets, leading David Gilbert at halftime. In another game played at the same time, the 9th seeded Barry Hawkins was in poor form, the low-level mistakes continued, and as of press time, it was temporarily 2-6 behind qualifier Jackson Page, fearing that he would be upset.
Before the game began, Gilbert held a record of 7 total defeats against O'Sullivan, and this time the Rockets aimed to tie the record of seven crowns, and the spirit of the game was quite good. But according to the opening of the game, Gilbert was obviously well prepared, starting with Gilbert hitting 2 shots 50+ in a row, and Fire Teacher was 0-3 behind! In particular, the single-game reversal in the third inning made The Fire Teacher quite depressed. In the 4th inning, Fire Teacher single shot 122, 1-3 before the break! In the 5th inning after the break, The Fire Teacher was patient and won another set 73-35, and the 6th inning was a single shot of 64 points to tie the total score! Then the single shot 104 points broke the hundred again, 4-3 to surpass the score! In the 8th inning, Fire Teacher scored 66 points 5-3! In the 9th round, The Fire Teacher won.
Wales post-00s rising star Jackson Page ushered in the Crucible debut, but a bit of a cold rhythm, against the No. 9 seed Hawkins is not afraid, and Hawkins low-level mistakes continue to send opportunities. At the start of the game, Page took a 3-0 lead with a 4-shot 50+! Hawkins barely pulled back a set in the 4th set, and in the 5th-6th set, both sides won one set each, and the pace of the game also slowed down, giving Page a 4-2 lead on aggregate! In the 7th set, Hawkins still did not take the opportunity after getting started, and Page scored 61 points to extend the score 5-2! In the 8th inning, Page scored his first shot at Crucible to break 102 points, and the total score came to 6-2! The 9th inning was still in progress as of press time. O'Sullivan's second phase will be played at 21:30 Beijing time on April 17, and Hawkins' second stage will be played at 02:00 on April 18.