On April 17, Beijing time, the first day of the Snooker World Championship finale ended the competition. As a result, the performance of two major seeded players is surprising, and a big cold is also brewing. Among them, the former World Championship runner-up Barry Hawkins fell behind 00 3-6 after the nova Jackson Page, which was really unexpected. In addition, former world champion Murphy is 3-6 behind Maguire and is also on the verge of being out.
Hawkins is currently ranked No. 9 in the world, while opponent Page is currently only No. 90 in the world and is a post-00 player. But unexpectedly, Hawkins was hit by the opponent with a three-plate axe as soon as he came up. Page scored 53 and 67 points in the first set to make it 120-6. Page then hit consecutive 55 and 84 consecutive singles to give a 3-0 lead. Hawkins then kept a clean sheet 79-0 to make it 1-3.
In the second half, Page won the 6th set 49-20. Hawkins won 83-3 in the 6th inning. But soon, Page played another back-to-back offensive touch, shooting 61 and 102 points to extend the score to 6-2. Fortunately, in the 9th set, Hawkins completed a big reversal, 64-61 was a win, and did not let the situation behind 5 sets appear. At the end of the first stage, Hawkins eventually fell behind 3-6, and I was afraid that he would break out of the cold.
In another game, world Number 10 Murphy and Maguire ushered in a strong dialogue. If you put it 10 years ago, this game was definitely a classic level game, but time has changed, and both are currently in more average form. At first, the two sides were tied 2-2, and the two only hit a 50+ each.
In the second half, the feel of the two can still be described as miserable, and the game was very uneven. Murphy made more mistakes, and Maguire seized the opportunity to win four consecutive sets to lead 6-2. Fortunately, in the final set of the first stage, Murphy scored a single 79 points to eventually make the score 3-6. But even so, Murphy is very close to being out, and he is likely to become the first world champion to be out of the main game.