In the early morning of April 17, Beijing time, the Snooker World Championships ended the first matchday competition. As a result, The Chinese player Zhao Xintong, who took the lead in the game, threw a series of heavy punches, directly stuning Clark, who eliminated Dort in the qualifiers, leading by a score of 7-2, and only three sets away from the promotion. In another opener, Selby, who had recovered from illness, eventually defeated Jones 10-7, becoming the first player to advance to the second round. In the O'Sullivan-Gilbert battle, which began later, the Rockets temporarily led 6-3 with a wave of six consecutive whips. Fellow seeded players Murphy and Hawkins were in danger, trailing Maguire and Page, who broke through from the qualifiers, 3-6.
Zhao Xintong
Zhao Xintong's first-round opponent Clark, after eliminating China's Si Jiahui in the qualifiers, roared loudly and vented. After that, he won the previous world championship champion Dort 10-8, and it should be said that he had a job in his hands. Before this World Championship, Clark had played against Zhao Xintong three times, but all lost. Therefore, Zhao Xintong held the instruction manual to defeat Clark.
After the game began, Zhao Xintong punched out frequently, playing a single 50+ in three consecutive sets, winning three consecutive sets 104-30, 79-16 and 74-35, leading 3-0. In the fourth set, Zhao Xintong made a mistake, and Clark pulled back a set at 76-11, only to breathe a little.
Clark was blinded
After the intermission, the game was controlled by Zhao Xintong. He hit three 2-100 and 1-70+ to take a 109-14, 83-11, 103-0 lead. The dazed Clarke was a little more sober in the eighth inning, pulling another set 75-6 to trail 2-6. But in the ninth set, Zhao Xintong seized the opportunity in the fight and won another set 63-25, thus ending the first stage of the competition with a large score of 7-2.
Master Seychelles' kung fu does not decrease
Defending champion Selby opener against Jones, the depressed Master Sai, although he is a lot older, but his kung fu is not reduced. In the first stage, he shot a 2-hundred and a 3-shot 60+ to take a 6-3 lead. After the start of the second stage of the match in the early morning, both sides won four sets each, and Selby did not let the game drag on to the decider, taking the lead to advance to the second round with a 10-7 win.
The Rockets are ahead of Brother Potato
Master Huo lagged behind Page
After two openers, O'Sullivan and Hawkins took on Potato Brother Gilbert and Page respectively. As a result, the score was the same after the first stage of the two matches, both 6-3. The difference is that the Rockets played a six-game whip with a 0-3 trail to take a 6-3 lead over Brother Potato. Master Huo, on the other hand, trailed Paige 3-6.
Murphy is behind Maguire
The battle between Murphy and Maguire, which began in the early morning of Beijing time, was also 6-3. Murphy, who has been performing badly this season, still feels cold and is in a backward state. Due to the 19-game 10-win system in the first round of the World Championships, Master Huo and Magician, who are 3-6 behind, are already in danger.