On April 17, 2022, Beijing time, the snooker World Championship entered the second day of the main tournament, and Zhao Xintong and O'Sullivan, who had a large advantage, continued to appear, impacting the round of 16, and CCTV also focused on these two matches, and will broadcast the whole game live. In addition, the 47-year-old world champion Mark Williams made his debut against Michael White, who advanced to Crucible as an amateur player.
On the first match day, Selby eliminated Jamie Jones 10-7 to advance to the round of 16. There were also four games to end the first half, with Zhao Xintong leading Jamie Clark 7-2, O'Sullivan leading David Gilbert 6-3, Jackson Page leading Barry Hawkins 6-3 and Stephen Maguire leading Sean Murphy 6-3. Seeded players Barry Hawkins and Sean Murphy are in a desperate situation.
On the next second matchday, the above four matches will be played in the second half, and four places in the round of 16 will be decided. CCTV focused on two games, that is, Zhao Xintong vs Jamie Clark, O'Sullivan vs. David Gilbert, Zhao Xintong and O'Sullivan stepped into the round of 16 with one foot, and the next thing to do is to stabilize the output and turn the advantage into a winning trend.
The second half of Zhao Xintong and Jamie Clark will be played at 17:00 Beijing time on April 17, and the match between O'Sullivan and David Gilbert will be played at 21:30 pm. There were two other games scheduled for both of these periods, Anthony McGill vs. Highfield and Mark Williams vs. Michael White.
Mark Williams, 47, made his world championship debut, and before the game he talked about the participation of amateur players in the World Championships, similar to the original complaints of Sean Murphy, which caused controversy. Coincidentally, Mark Williams will play against Michael White as an amateur in the first round of the main tournament, and as a favorite to win the championship, we will see what kind of answer Mark Williams can deliver.
The third period of the second match day was Barry Hawkins against Jackson Page, Sean Murphy against Stephen Maguire, barry Hawkins and Sean Murphy were both 3-6 behind, and the situation was particularly unfavorable. Compared to individual strength, it is normal for Sean Murphy and Stephen Maguire to have any result in the match, after all, the two are equal in strength. However, Barry Hawkins' performance is really bad, and he looks like he is missing a great opportunity against the Crucible newcomer.
CCTV will still broadcast the match for three time periods, and before the game, CCTV focused on and introduced Zhao Xintong and O'Sullivan, which are expected to advance to the round of 16 together on the second matchday!