In the first stage of the first round of the World Snooker Championship, which just ended on April 17, 2022, Beijing time, "Rocket" Ronnie O'Sullivan temporarily led the latter 6-3 with a single score of 122 points, 104 points, 64 points, 66 points and 54 points with a 122 point, 104 points, 64 points and 54 points in a row. In the other game, Jackson Page temporarily led Hawkins 6-3 with 102, 53, 67, 55, 84 and 61 points. Judging from the current process, the probability of O'Sullivan and Page advancing to the round of 16 is already very large.
O'Sullivan is in good form to lead Gilbert 6-3
In O'Sullivan's match against Gilbert, O'Sullivan didn't start out well, but Gilbert didn't widen the gap between himself and O'Sullivan. In the first half of the game, Gilbert quickly took a 3-0 lead with a 56-point 129-1, a single-shot 94-point clean sheet, and a 65-54 performance, and then O'Sullivan fell behind 1-3 with a 122-point clean sheet. As the game moved into the second half, O'Sullivan quickly found form, and he trailed Gilbert 2-3 with a 73-35 performance. In the sixth set, O'Sare scored 64 points to win a 3-3 draw with Gilbert at 96:23. In the seventh set, O'Sullivan scored 104 points and 126:8 to take a 4-3 lead. In the eighth set, O'Sullivan scored a 66-pointer to win another set 67-23 to take a 5-3 lead. In the ninth inning, O'Sullivan single-handedly blasted 54 points to seal a clean sheet 67-0 to end Gilbert's 6-3 lead over the first stage of the match.
Page opened fire to take a 6-3 lead over Hawkins
In the match between Page and Hawkins, Page's performance can be described as full of firepower. In the first half of the game between the two sides, Page quickly took a 3-0 lead with a 53-point, 67-point performance of 120-6, a single-shot 55 points 72-16 and a single-shot 84-point clean sheet. Hawkins then kept a clean sheet 79-0 to trail Page 1-3. After the game entered the second half, Page was still in very good shape. The game moved into the fifth set, with Page winning 49-0 to take a 4-1 lead. In the sixth set, Hawkins won the set 83-34 several times to determine that he was 2-4 behind Paige. In the seventh inning, Page scored 61 points to win the set 67-23 and lead Hawkins 5-2. In the eighth inning, Page scored 102 points to take a 6-2 lead by taking the set 102-26. In the ninth inning, Hawkins beat Page 64-61 in a single set to determine a 3-6 trail to end the first nine innings.
O'Sullivan and Page are expected to advance to the second round together
Judging from the progress of the two games, O'Sullivan and Page are clearly more advantageous players. In the match between O'Sullivan and Gilbert, Gilbert's glass heart is still very obvious. Objectively speaking, there is nothing wrong with Gilbert's technical ability, but his confidence is clearly insufficient when faced with a top player like O'Sullivan. When O'Sullivan trailed Gilbert 3-0, Gilbert was supposed to control the rhythm of the game well, but he gave O'Sullivan the opportunity to find the feel, and then witnessed O'Sullivan's excellent performance of winning six consecutive sets. In the match between Hawkins and Page, Page's performance also put a lot of pressure on Hawkins. Don't look at Page as a qualifier, in fact, his overall ability is very good, and he is very fast, and his style of play is very popular with everyone. In such a situation, Hawkins could only wait for the opportunity in the bombardment of his opponents, but Page did not give Hawkins much of a chance. So as things stand, O'Sullivan and Hawkins have a high probability of qualifying.