On April 20, Beijing time, the Snooker World Championships continued. In a high-profile match, Thailand's Tachaia led wizard Higgins 5-4 and is expected to break out in the second stage! Because of this competition, the leading players in the first stage have completed the promotion, and the record is 11 wins and 0 losses. In the first stage of the game, Tachaia and Higgins played very stiffly, Higgins hit two breakers, and Tachaia hit a one-shot breaker.
Higgins is currently ranked 5th in the world, while Tacchaia is ranked 53rd in the world. However, Tacchaia has played more steadily in the past few years, once ranking in the top 16 in the world. Moreover, Tacchaia has a lot of fans in the snooker field, because he is very passionate about offense, as long as there is a chance to play, Tacchaia will try. Therefore, although the record is difficult to reach the top, the style of play is very popular.
After the game began, both sides made more mistakes in the first two sets, with Thachaia winning the first set 95-32 and then Higgins pulling back the first set 84-30. In the third set, Tachaia showed his excellent offensive feel, scoring 80 points to win. In the fourth set, Higgins scored 128 points to honor his opponent and enter a 2-2 interval.
Back in the game, Tacchaia won 85-21 in the fifth inning. In the sixth set, Tacchaia scored another 61 points to win and take a 4-2 lead. Higgins made many mistakes at this time, and his mentality fluctuated, and he was not as calm as in the past. But soon, Higgins scored a single shot of 106 and 98 points to chase the score to 4 draws. However, in the 9th set, Tacchaia scored a single 114 points to end the half with a 5-4 lead. In this tournament, there are no players who have fallen behind in the first half to turn the tables, and Higgins is afraid of being out of the cold.
In the rest of the matches, Lu Haotian lost 5-10 to Bingham, Yan Bingtao beat Wakelin 10-6, Robertson beat Hegel 10-5 and Lisovsky led Matthew Stevens 6-3. Today, 11 seats have been created in the round of 16 of the World Championships, and there are still 5 games left. The 11 players who advanced were: Selby, Zhao Xintong, Page, Mark Williams, Yan Bingtao, McGill, Bingham, Robertson, Maguire, Allen and O'Sullivan.