On April 19, Beijing time, the Snooker World Championships have produced 8 top 16 players, which means that the first round of the event has passed the halfway point. Kim left-handed Mark Williams played a very explosive state, 4 shots to break the 100-3 swept dark horse White. Small steel cannon Mark Allen also played an unspeakable state, blasting a 7-shot 50+ to beat Donaldson. Of the 8 qualifiers, 2 are Page and Maguire.
On the third matchday, three players were announced, namely McGill, Allen and Mark Williams. Among them, Mark Williams advanced with the easiest promotion. He started the first stage with a frantic 7-0, blasting 70+ in five consecutive innings and a 7-2 burst in form. So the second stage is like going through the motions. King's left hand blasted another 50 and 121 points, and after a 3-1 blast in the second stage, he beat Michael White 10-3 to easily advance.
Allen took a slight lead 5-4 in the first stage against Donaldson, blasting out a 4-shot 60+. Donaldson also blasted a 4-stroke 50+ in the first stage, which was also in good shape. However, in the second stage, Allen still showed his strength, starting with 109 and 57 points in a row, and after winning three consecutive sets, he opened the gap 8-4. Although Townsend then won two straight sets, Ayton won three more consecutive sets in the end to beat Donaldson 10-6 to advance to the round of 16.
In the other game, McGill beat Highfield 10-7, and McGill hit a stunted red ball in the last set to win. So far, 8 players have advanced to the Round of 16 of the World Championships, namely Selby, Zhao Xintong, Page, O'Sullivan, Maguire, McGill, Allen, mark Williams.
Among them, Maguire and Page advanced through the qualifiers. In particular, the post-00s young player Page, who is only ranked 90th in the world, passed the 4-round qualification test, and eliminated the former world championship runner-up Barry Hawkins in the first round of the main round, and advanced to the cold. Page's second round against The Left Hand of Gold, if it continues to be upset, will become the number one dark horse at the World Championships.