In the early morning of April 17, the Snooker World Championship ended the first matchday competition, and the final top seed, Master Sai, with a 6-3 lead at halftime, successfully repelled qualifier Jamie Jones 10-7 and advanced to the round of 16. In other competitions, mainland teenager Zhao Xintong 2 shots broke 7-2 to lead Clark, O'Sullivan against Gilbert from the beginning 0-3 to 6-3 to end the half, qualifier Jackson Page also led Hawkins 6-3, from the process to smell a hint of coldness, the latest end of the half, Sean Murphy 3-6 behind Maguire from the qualifiers.
On matchday 2, four first-round matches will be concluded to produce four round-of-16 results, while the first phase of two first-round matches will begin. Let's take a sneak peek at what to see.
Can Zhao Xintong reach the round of 16 of the World Championships for the first time
Zhao Xintong performed well in the first half, basically did not make too many mistakes, the half shot out of the 2 strokes to break 4 pars 50+, showing super attack power, the opponent Clark is obviously difficult to overcome, but in fact, from the perspective of technical statistics, Zhao Xintong's various data did not lead the opponent significantly, only in the offensive success rate of 5 percentage points ahead of the opponent, the success rate of the long platform is 6 percentage points behind the opponent, the defensive success rate of the two is flat, which is a potential source of danger, If Clark can improve his offensive ability in the second half, It may be difficult for Zhao Xintong to win easily, so Zhao Xintong still needs to maintain concentration in the second half, and the precedent of being overturned 7-2 is not nothing.
Once Zhao Xintong wins, this will be the first time in his career that he has reached the round of 16 of the World Championships, and he is the fourth post-90s player in China to reach the round of 16 of the World Championships after Cao Yupeng, Zhou Yuelong and Lu Haotian.
Can Page upset No. 9 seed Hawkins after 00
After taking a 6-2 lead at halftime, it was a pity that the 9th inning could not be won in the case of a super score, and Hawkins used his experience to hold the score to 3-6! Throughout the first half of the game, Hawkins' state can be described as a mess, low-level mistakes are flying around, and he can get 3 innings without playing a 50+, which is a good result for Hawkins, and also retains a bit of suspense for the second half of the game. In fact, if the two continue their performance in the first half, it is almost a foregone conclusion that the Welsh nova will win after 00, but the variable lies in whether Hawkins' offensive performance in the second half can be improved to more than 90%, and once so, the situation may be reversed in an instant. Personally, I would like to see the debut players bring surprises, and I hope that Page will continue to cheer.
In addition, whether O'Sullivan can successfully stew potatoes, whether Maguire can end the last runner-up Murphy, the answer will be revealed on the 2nd match day, so stay tuned! "Inverted Sword Flower" will push timely reports for you.
Day 2 Schedule (Beijing Time):
April 17, 17:00, Zhao Xintong vs Clark (2), McGill vs Hayfield (1)
April 17 at 21:30, O'Sullivan vs Gilbert (2), Williams vs White (1)
April 18, 02:00, Murphy vs. Maguire (2), Hawkins vs Page (2)