In the early morning of April 21, Beijing time, the first round of the 2022 Snooker World Championships continued, and China's Ding Junhui played in the competition, ushering in the challenge of fierce opponent Wilson. The two sides have met a total of 12 times before, and each has won 6 victories, which can be described as a close match. The competition between the two sides today was also very fierce, although Ding Junhui scored a three-shot breaker, but still lost to the opponent 8-10, stopping the first round of the World Championships for two consecutive years.
Ding Junhui took the lead in the first set, scoring 64 points with a single shot to win the set 72-9. In the 2nd inning, Ding Junhui scored a high score of 110 points, and in the 3rd set, Ding Junhui single-handedly shot 51 and 55 points to score a two-shot 50+ to take a 3-0 lead at the beginning. Wilson scored 101 points in the 4th inning, giving Ding Junhui a 3-1 lead after the first four innings.
In the 5th and 6th innings, Wilson chased two innings in a row to bring the innings to 3-3. Ding Junhui quickly adjusted to the form, and in the 7th and 8th innings, he scored a single 54 and 82 points respectively to take a 5-3 lead. In the 9th inning, Wilson won 75-35 in a stalemate, and ding Junhui led 5-4 in the first stage of the match.
In the 10th set, Wilson narrowly won 62-56 to chase the set to a 5-5 draw. In the 11th inning, Ding Junhui scored a high score of 96 points to take the lead again. In the 12th inning, Wilson returned the 85-pointer to tie the score again. In the 13th inning, Ding Junhui single-handedly scored 122 points to take a 7-6 lead.
In the 14th inning, Brother Lu scored 99 points, bringing the innings of both sides to a draw again. In the 15th inning, Wilson blasted a high score of 126 points to lead Ding Junhui 8-7 after the next set. In the 16th inning, Ding Junhui scored 117 points, and the two sides fought to an 8-8 draw. In the 17th set, Ding Junhui attacked the long table powder ball to break the bag, and Wilson won the match point 9-8. Wilson scored a single 62 points in the 18th set to win the set 62-22 to win the game 10-8.