"Wizard" Higgins and "Welsh Dragon" Matthew Stevens, two post-70s veterans, will face the same desperate situation in the first round of the 2022 World Snooker Championships: the first stage is behind.
The reason why it is a hopeless situation is that if they want to qualify, they must break a 100% rule of this World Championship: the first stage leaders will eventually advance to the round of 16.
The 11 Round of 16 players who have been born: Selby 10-7 Jamie Jones, 6-3 in the first stage; Yan Bingtao 10-6 Wecklin, 5-4 in the first stage; Jackson Page 10-7 Barry Hawkins, 6-3 in the first stage; Mark Williams 10-3 Michael White, 7-2 in the first stage; Bingham 10-5 Lu Haotian, 6-3 in the first stage; McGill 10-7 Hayfield, 6-3 in the first stage; Neil Robertson 10-5 Hugel, 6-3 in the first stage Zhao Xintong 10-2 Jamie Clark, stage one 7-2; Maguire 10-8 Murphy, stage one 6-3; Mark Allen 10-6 Donaldson, first stage 5-4; O'Sullivan 10-5 Gilbert, first stage 6-3.
Statistics show that players who are behind in the first stage have a 0% probability of completing a counterattack in the second stage!
Relatively speaking, breaking this 0% counterattack probability, Higgins has a greater chance. After all, Higgins is only one set behind Tachaia, 4-5 behind in the first stage, and it is not impossible for Higgins to regain control of the rhythm of the game in the second stage and become the first reverser at this year's Snooker World Championship. Higgins is the four-time champion of the World Championships, and in Crucible, Higgins is the absolute king, staging many classic reversals. At 5 p.m. on April 20, higgins and Tacchaia's showdown began.
As for Matthew Stevens, who was the former runner-up of the 2nd World Championships (2000 World Championship Final 16-18 Mark Williams, 2005 World Championship Final 16-18 Murphy), he was 3-6 behind seeded Lisovsky in the first stage, and it was too difficult to change his life! At 9:30 p.m. on April 20, the second phase of the showdown between Lisovsky and Matthew Stevens began.