Beijing time on April 18 news, the first round of the Snooker World Championship, the second stage of the match between McGill and Highfield is about to start. In the first stage, McGill led 6-3! With a three-set lead and McGill being the stronger seeded player at this World Championship, mcGill will be the 6th qualifier to this World Championship.
Previously, in the first round of the match, Selby, Zhao Xintong, O'Sullivan, Maguire and Jackson Page have already advanced, according to the schedule schedule, the second stage of this match between McGill and Highfield will take the lead, starting at 17:00 today, this is the second stage of the first round of the 6th World Snooker Championship in 2022, and the 6th promoter will also be determined, while the kick-off game is the first stage of the competition between Mark Allen vs Donaldson.
In the first stage, McGill's performance can only be said to be decent, the first nine innings played 3 strokes 50+, each game let the opponent Hayfield get the mobile phone meeting, but the strength of the qualifier Hayfield is indeed very general, the ability to seize the opportunity is too poor, did not give McGill enough pressure.
In fact, due to the insufficient pressure from Highfield, McGill did not show his full strength, especially his ability to win with one shot. It should be said that at this stage, McGill and Zhao Xintong, Karen Wilson, Brechel, and Lisovsky are the strongest post-90s players in the professional snooker world in the world today. In the past 2 World Championships, McGill has played 1 quarter-final and 1 semi-finalist, and the results are quite outstanding!
It is worth noting that at this World Championship, McGill is also a potential opponent of China's snooker, with Ding Junhui and Lu Haotian in the 2/4 zone, McGill is also likely to become the first person in Ding Junhui's division to advance to the round of 16. In addition, McGill is also a strong opponent for Trump, and in the second round of the match, the two may meet to compete for a place in the quarterfinals.
In terms of the record of matches with Ding Junhui and Trump, McGill once lost to Ding Junhui in the first round of the 2019 World Snooker Championships 7-10, and McGill and Trump have never met at the World Championships.