On April 21, Beijing time, on the official social account of the World Taiwan Federation, the post-match interview after Karen Wilson defeated Ding Junhui came, and the No. 5 seed of the World Championship said: Some players do not want to draw Ding Junhui in the first round, you can't look at it like this. Sometimes to go far in a race, you need this paving stone experience. It was certainly one of my best wins.
At this World Snooker Championship, Karen Wilson, who ranked fifth in the world before the tournament, was listed as the No. 5 seed of the tournament, and was divided into 2/4 zone, and the biggest seed in the same zone was Trump. However, in the first round of the game, Karen Wilson had to pass the level of Ding Junhui first. Ding Junhui is a former world number one, and his status has rebounded significantly in 2022, and for Karen Wilson, he is the strongest qualifier. Even, in the championship odds list, Karen Wilson is not as good as Ding Junhui, no doubt, this is a contest of strength that is quite close.
Ding Junhui won the first three sets in a row, showing an extremely strong momentum. Karen Wilson won three straight sets. In the first nine innings of the first stage, Karen Wilson was behind 4-5. In the second stage, Karen Wilson quickly equalized the general score, Ding Junhui's mentality went wrong, missed several opportunities to win with one shot, Karen Wilson was stronger inside, and eliminated Ding Junhui 10-8 to advance to the round of 16.
In the next round, Karen Wilson will face world champion Bingham, who also eliminated a Chinese player Lu Haotian to advance. Of Bingham, Karen Wilson said: "He [Bingham] knows how to win in this tournament, he reached the semi-finals last year, and so did I. By the way, counting last year's top 4, from 2016 to 2021, Karen Wilson's achievements in the World Championships for the past six consecutive years are: quarterfinals, quarterfinals, quarterfinals, runners-up, and final four. Such a result, it is simply too stable!
For 6 consecutive years, the worst result of the quarter-finals, at the beginning of the 2022 Snooker World Championship, Karen Wilson was not the favorite to win the top five, which is undoubtedly an underestimation. It can even be said that he is the most underrated player in this World Championship! Now, after eliminating Ding Junhui, Karen Wilson is only one victory away from the worst result of the past 6 years, the quarterfinals, and I wish brother good luck.