In the early morning of April 17, the first matchday of the Snooker World Championships, defending champion Mark Selby defeated qualifier Jamie Jones 10-7 to advance to the round of 16, and the second round was against the winner between Yan Bingtao and Wakelin. Zhao Xintong led Clark sharply 7-2 at halftime, O'Sullivan led Gilbert 6-3 at halftime, and Wales post-00 rising star Page led world no. 9 Hawkins 6-3, fearing to create the first cold at this World Championship, and the last runner-up Murphy temporarily fell behind rival Maguire 3-6.
Jackson Page is a Welsh 00 rising star, has been under the guidance of Mark Williams, in 2016 through the IBSF World Youth Championship into the professional, these years did not play out, this first round of the qualifier to play 4 levels in a row, the first time into Crucible, facing the strong enemy Hawkins is not afraid, in the first stage of the two sides to blast 1 shot 1 break 6 50+, half-time score 6-3 to take a lead, unfortunately in the 9th set before the end of halftime, Page was reversed by Hawkins using snooker in the case of super points, failed to take a 7-2 lead, thus retaining a trace of suspense in the second half, but throughout the first half of the game, Hawkins was in a very poor state, did not play a 50+, completely relying on experience and opponents, if the second half can not adjust the offensive feel, it is inevitable to be upset.
Murphy is the 10th seed of this tournament, and Maguire is the qualifier to qualify for the main tournament, the two sides have had a festival in their careers, 27 times Murphy 14 wins and 13 losses, but the two have never played each other in the World Championships at their peak, this is the first time the two sides have played each other in the World Championships. From the first stage of the game, the two were in more average form, playing nearly 4 hours in the half, the two contributed 2 strokes 50+, Maguire temporarily took a 6-3 lead, the second half-time leading qualifier after Page on the first match day, the second stage of the game will be played at 2:00 a.m. Beijing time on April 18, while ending Hawkins' game. For the rest of the matchday, Zhao Xintong will finish Stage 2 at 17:00 today, with McGill vs Hayfield in the same segment, O'Sullivan Stage 2 at 21:30 and Uncle Ma vs. Little White in the same stage.