On April 21, Beijing time, the 2022 Snooker World Championships continued to unfold at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England! The winner of the last two phases of the first round will be decided today, while the second round (quarterfinals) will open today! As of now, 14 places have been determined in the top 16, Chinese players Zhao Xintong and Yan Bingtao have advanced, and Lu Haotian and Ding Junhui regret that they have not made it to the next round.
Ding Junhui's form has been sluggish in recent seasons, but the results of the two ranking matches before the start of the World Championships, one in the final four and one in the quarterfinals, let fans see signs of recovery. After successfully qualifying for the World Championship stage after two consecutive rounds of qualifying, he met his career rival Karen Wilson in the first round. The two fought 18 innings of the game, and Wilson won 10-8. In terms of the whole data, Ding Junhui is a better party.
In the 18 innings, Ding Junhui led 1025-961 in total scores, 287-264 total goals, 91%-89% in batting success, 56%-43% in Changtai, 78%-80% behind in An global success rate, 10-7 in 50+ times, and 3 single-shot breakers, but finally lost the game 8-10, which was also Ding Junhui's fourth loss to Wilson in 2022! With Ding Junhui out, only Zhao Xintong and Yan Bingtao remained in the Chinese players to continue to compete in the World Championships, and they will face Maguire and Selby respectively in the second round.
In the other games that ended yesterday, John Higgins advanced to the round of 16 with a 10-7 win over Thachaia Unu and Jack Lisovsky beat Matthew Stevens 10-8 to advance. Judd Trump temporarily led Hussein Wafi 6-3 in the first stage, and Luka Bressell temporarily trailed Noppen Sancham 3-6 in the first stage, and the winner of these two matches will also be the last two players to advance to the round of 16.
Today's Schedule: (CCTV5, CCTV5+ are live broadcast)
20:00, Second Round, First Stage: Jackson Page (Wales) vs Mark Williams (Wales) (All-time record: Mark Williams 1 win,000)
20:00, Round 1, Stage 2: Lucca Bressell (Belgium) 3-6 Noppen-Sankham (Thailand)
02:00 a.m., First Round, Second Round: Judd Trump (England) 6-3 Hussein Wafi (Iran)
02:00 a.m., second round, first stage: Zhao Xintong (China) vs Stephen Maguire (Scotland) (historical record: Stephen Maguire 1 win and 0 losses)