On the morning of April 21, Beijing time, the snooker World Championship came with a battle report. Higgins successfully advanced 10-7, and mainland player Ding Junhui regretted being out. The young driver beat Matthew Stevens 10-8.
Higgins shot a 3-shot 100 and a 4-50+. Both sides didn't feel good in the first set of the game, and in the end, Unu won the first set 95-32 through multiple starts. In the second set, the two sides once again fought, this time Higgins equalized the score 84-30. In the third set, Unu scored 80 points to lead again. In the fourth set, Higgins, not to be outdone, blasted a high score of 128 points to once again tie the score to 2-2.
In the fifth set, the two sides began a tug-of-war, Una had the advantage in attack and defense, winning another set 85-21, and in the sixth set, Una had 61 points to extend the lead to 2 innings. In the seventh inning, Higgins finally began to fight back, scoring 106 points and taking back a set 107-1. In the eighth inning, Higgins scored 98 points to tie the game at 4-4. In the ninth inning, Unu was not to be outdone, blasting a high score of 114 points, and in the first stage, Higgins fell behind 4-5.
At the beginning of the tenth inning, Higgins scored 74 points to win the opening goal. In the eleventh set, Unahi chased after it, taking another 77-point lead. In the twelfth set, Higgins scored 53 points to equalize. In the thirteenth set, Higgins scored 100 points to overtake the score and make it 7-6. In the fourteenth set, the two sides fought each other, and after several battles, Higgins took the lead, chasing another set 65-37. The score was 8-6.
In the fifteenth set, the two sides once again fought, this time with Unaux scoring 64 points through multiple starts, and recovering a set 64-51. In the sixteenth set, Higgins scored 58 points while playing on the sidelines, taking the lead 58-40 to match point. In the seventeenth inning, Unu had no chance to fight back, and Higgins scored 65 points to end the game, eliminating Unu 10-7 to advance to the next round.