On April 20, the 2022 World Snooker Championships will enter the fifth matchday of the main tournament. Ding Junhui, a long-awaited brother of Chinese fans, finally made his debut at this year's World Championships, and he will challenge Karen Wilson, the No. 5 seed of the tournament. The two will play the first round of the two-stage match in the morning and evening to determine who will advance to the round of 16. In addition, the second phase of Higgins and Tacchaia will also be carried out, and the four-crowned "Wizard" needs to prevent being upset by the Thai "fast gunner".
At 5:00 p.m. Beijing time on April 20:
Wilson vs Ding Junhui (Phase 1)
Higgins 4-5 Tacchaia (Phase II)
As the leader of China's snooker, he has suffered a sharp drop in ranking this season, and can only pass the qualifiers again after 2016 and re-enter the world championship main competition, continuing his record of participating in the Crucible Main Tournament for 16 consecutive years. Meeting the world's No. 5 post-90s leader Karen Wilson in the first round is not a good signing for Ding Junhui. Happily, Ding Junhui gradually improved his form in the two ranking tournaments before the World Championships, winning the top 4 of the Turkish Masters and the top 8 of the Gibraltar Open. In addition, in the recent record of the encounter with Wilson, the two won one game each, and there was not much gap, so when it came to the World Championship, the competition was the two people's impromptu play, looking forward to the duel between the two periods of the day.
The matchup between the No. 6 seed and quadruple-crowned "Wizard" Higgins and Thailand's "fast gunner" Takchaia is the second time the two have met in the first round of the World Championships. This time, Tachaia obviously did not want to leave regrets again, so in the first stage of the 9-inning competition, Tachaia continued his accuracy and offensive firepower, although only one shot broke the hundred, the foreign coach two shots 60+, but achieved a 5-4 lead. Higgins nearly shot a 3-shot 128 and 106 points, plus a 98. In the second stage of the duel between the two, there will continue to be suspense, and Higgins needs to beware of being upset.
At 9:30 p.m. Beijing time on April 20:
Trump vs Wafi (Phase I)
Lisovsky 6-3 Stevens (Phase II)
As the second favourite to win the world championship at this year's World Championships, the No. 4 seed Trump made his debut against Iran's 18th-ranked Iranian celebrity Wafi, the highest-ranked player in the qualifying tournament. Waffy's remarks against O'Sullivan before the game made him the focus of heated discussions on and off the field at these World Championships, of course, Wafi's personal comprehensive strength should not be underestimated, after all, he also kept a clean sheet against O'Sullivan. Therefore, for Trump, in the confrontation war, whether he can withstand the fire of the Iranians.
The 14th seed Lisowski faced off against two-time World Championship runner-up "Wales Dragon" Stevens, and in the first stage of the first 9 innings, Lisovsky took the initiative, scoring 2 shots to break the 100, plus 4 par 50+, to take a 6-3 lead. Stevens scored a hundred in the final set to keep himself from being too passive in the second stage. But overall, Lisovsky is basically in control of the game, and winning is not a problem.
At 2:00 a.m. Beijing time on April 21:
Wilson vs Ding Junhui (Phase II)
Brechel vs Thornham (Phase 1)
Brechel, who has performed well this season, played with the 11th seed against Thailand's Sankham. In terms of overall ability, the Belgian star is basically in the upper hand, especially in the last three encounters, Brechel has maintained victories against Sancam, and both are big wins. But it is worth noting that Brechel, who has played in the Crucible main tournament four times before, has not won a game so far, and whether he can break this streak spell depends on whether he can pass the Thais.