On the evening of April 20, Beijing time, the Snooker 2022 World Championships ended another first-round competition at the Crucible Opera House, scotland wizard John F. Kennedy. Higgins struggled to reach the round of 16 in a duel with Thailand's brother Tachaia.
Thailand's Goltachia met Higgins, who later reached the final, in the first round of the World Championships four years ago:
In the first round of the 2018 World Championships, Higgins, who was the No. 5 seed at the time, did a wave of 3-0, 4-1 and 6-3 for the Thais in the opening and first stages, and Tachaia then rose to catch up, from 0-3, 4-6 to 6-7, but finally fell under the Higgins club at 7-10.
Full-course firepower showdown: Higgins scored a 1-shot 100 and a 6-stroke 50+ high score, while Tachaia, who was only ranked 58th in the world at the time, also played a 2-shot 100 and a 2-shot 50+ firepower.
The battle was fought again, the two sides were tied in the first 4 innings, Higgins blasted a single 128 points to break the score to make the score 2-2, and Tacoa also had an 80+ in the account.
After the break, Tacchaia played a single 60+ two consecutive sets to rewrite the score to 4-2, but was quickly countered by Higgins, who scored 106 points and 98 points to force the score to a 4-4 draw.
In the final set of the first stage, Tacchaia scored another 114 points to regain the lead at 5-4 on aggregate.
At the beginning of the second stage, Higgins rebounded in form, shooting 75 points, 53 points and 100 points in succession, and counter-played a wave of 4-1 to push the score 8-6 closer to the match point.
In the end, Higgins reversed his opponents 10-7 on aggregate to reach the round of 16, and the quarter-finals will be the winner between The Little Monk and Sancham.
And another high-profile focus battle, China's brother in the opening game once broke the hundred to win a 3-0 advantage, and had the opportunity to expand the score to 4-1, but was counterattacked by the opponent to lose three consecutive sets, as of press time, Ding Junhui temporarily led the opponent 5-3, it is worth mentioning that Ding Junhui in the 8th set of the opening ball exploded the red ball pile to stunned the sideline audience, and seized the defensive initiative, and finally seduced Wilson successfully.