On April 18, Beijing time, the snooker World Championship broke out a super big cold! Hawkins, ranked 9th in the world, was unable to complete the reversal in the second stage, and finally lost 7-10 to Jackson Page, who was only 90th in the world ranking, and was eliminated. Hawkins also became the first seeded player to be eliminated, setting a record for shame. In addition, O'Sullivan beat Gilbert 10-5 and advanced to the final.
Hawkins has reached the final of the World Championships, ranking in the top 16 in the world for many years, and is a player with experience and strength. Jackson Page is currently only 90th in the world rankings. He passed four rounds of qualifying to qualify for the World Championships. However, in the process of promotion, Page defeated the famous Joe Perry and was in good shape.
In the first stage, Hawkins was beaten by Page with some temperlessness. Paige led 6-3, shooting a 6-shot 50+ and already occupying the commanding heights of the game. Coming to the second stage, Page's performance is still wonderful. Although Hawkins started the second stage by winning two sets first, the score quickly drew to 5-6. But in the crucial 12th inning, Page completed a reversal with 54 points to stabilize the situation.
In the 13th set, Hawkins scored 66 points to win 103-7, bringing the score to 6-7. Page then went on to 78-27 with color, with 8-6 dominating. Hawkins then won again, trailing to 7-8. However, in the last two sets, Page caught the mistakes in a row, played a single shot of 128 points and 135 points, and finally won 10-8, breaking the biggest upset since the start of the World Championships!
In another match, O'Sullivan beat Gilbert 10-5. In the first stage, O'Sullivan won six straight sets while trailing 3-0. In the second stage, Gilbert chased to 5-6 at one point, but O'Sullivan then won four consecutive sets to beat Gilbert 10-5 to advance. In the earlier game, Zhao Xintong easily defeated Clark 10-2 to advance.