In the first round of the World Snooker Championship, which just ended on April 18, 2022, Beijing time, world famous Maguire and Sean Murphy staged a stale duel. In this game, Maguire defeated Murphy 10-8 with 67 points, 57 points, 90 points and 82 points to advance to the round of 16 of this tournament, while Murphy suffered four consecutive wins and fell behind Maguire 14-15 in the record. Next, Maguire will compete with The Chinese teenager Zhao Xintong, who defeated Clark, for the quarter-finals, a match that is also worth paying attention to.
Murphy drew 2-2 with Maguire back to the same running line
In the first four innings between Murphy and Maguire, neither Murphy nor Maguire were in very good form. In the first set, Maguire opened the door with a 1-0 lead with a 74-32 victory on the mobile phone. In the second set, Murphy single-handedly scored 53 points to win the game 89-26 to draw Maguire 1-1. In the third set, Maguire single-handedly scored 65 points to win the game 91-33 to give Murphy a 2-1 lead. In the 4th set, Murphy returned to the same starting point with a 66-0 clean sheet to draw 2-2 with Maguire.
Maguire's 6-3 lead over Murphy continues to extend the advantage
After the game entered the second half of the first stage of the game, the two men did not improve their form, but Maguire was still the one who was more able to seize the opportunity. The game moved into the fifth set, with Maguire taking the lead with a scattered attack to take a 3-2 lead at 71:58. In the 6th set, Maguire single-handedly blasted 67 points to win the game 72:56 to lead Murphy 4-2. In the 7th set, Maguire won the set 62-26 with his excellent ability to seize the opportunity to continue to lead Murphy 5-2. In the 8th inning, Maguire won the game 73-33 to take a 6-2 lead over Murphy. In the 9th inning, Murphy scored 79 points to win the set 89-1 to end the first stage of the match with Maguire trailing 3-6.
Maguire beat Murphy 10-8 to advance to the round of 16
After the game entered the second stage, the status of both players improved. The game moved to the 10th inning when Murphy single-handedly blasted a 130-pointer to keep a 134-0 clean sheet behind Maguire 4-6. In the 11th set, Murphy scored 61 points to win another set 70-25 to trail Maguire 5-6. In the 12th set, Maguire scored 57 points to win the game 60:29 to give Murphy a 7-5 lead. In the 13th set, Murphy won the game 72:39 several times to trail Maguire 6-7. In the 14th set, Murphy again won the set 57-52 with a scattered attack and drew 7-7 with Maguire. In the 15th set, Murphy scored 50 points to win the set 65-24 to win the set to win Maguire 8-7. In the 16th set, Maguire single-handedly scored 90 points to win an 8-8 draw with Murphy 102-0. In the 17th set, Maguire scored an 82-point clean sheet to take a 9-8 lead and take the lead in the match point. In the 18th set, Maguire won the set 73:30 to beat Murphy 10-8.