On April 18, 2022, Beijing time, the second day of the snooker World Championship ended, Zhao Xintong played 7-2 in the first half, and won 3 consecutive sets in the second half, 10-2 easily passed. Then, a second 7-2 was born, and world champion Mark Williams followed Zhao Xintong to sweep amateur Michael White 7-2 and enter the round of 16 with one foot.
A total of 32 players competed in the main tournament, including 16 seeded players and 16 players who broke through from the qualifiers. Obviously, the players who can participate in the main world championships are all powerful factions. Therefore, the possibility of a huge disparity in the main game is not too great. However, China's Zhao Xintong taught qualifier Jamie Clark a lesson, 7-2 in the first half and 10-2 in the whole game, which is the most disparity since the beginning of the match.
On the one hand, Zhao Xintong did play well, on the other hand, Jamie Clark's choice in terms of technology and tactics was not reasonable, and he and Zhao Xintong played against each other, which was obviously the rhythm that Zhao Xintong liked. In particular, Jamie Clark made so many mistakes, Zhao Xintong easily won the mobile phone meeting, 10-2 to take away the victory.
Then, No. 8 seed Mark Williams played the second 7-2 of the tournament against Zhao Xintong, and even more exaggeratedly, he once led amateur Michael White 7-0.
In fact, Michael White is not weak, although he participated in the World Championships as an amateur player, he was also a seeded player in Crucible, very talented. In the previous qualifying rounds, Michael White played at a very high level, giving us a glimpse of the possibility of his return to the top, but against Mark Williams, Michael White was powerless.
Mark Williams shot 121 points, 90 points, 71 points, 116 points, 138 points, the average time in the first half was 19.1 seconds, even if you did not watch the game, you can imagine that Mark Williams came out fast, the offense was full of excitement, the first half of the game was almost Mark Williams's solo exhibition game, Michael White could only watch the play on the sidelines.
However, Michael White, who trailed 0-7, shot two consecutive 50+ shots to make it 2-7, leaving the game with a hint of suspense that would have lost long ago if he hadn't been able to win those two sets. Of course, Mark Williams' 7-2 lead was also a particularly big advantage, with one foot in the round of 16. If he wins, he will face his own disciple Jackson Peggy in the second round, and another Welsh derby is just around the corner, so let's wait and see!