In the early morning of April 22, Beijing time, the snooker World Championship 16 into 8 competition began to compete, and China's Zhao Xintong played in the competition, ushering in Maguire's challenge. After eight games in the first stage of the two sides, Zhao Xintong temporarily trailed his opponent 3-5 by two sets.
In the first set, Zhao Xintong scored a high score of 72 points, taking the lead in winning the next set 110-16. In the second inning, Maguire scored a 102-pointer in return for a tie, and the two sides drew 1-1. In the third set, Maguire took a 2-1 lead at 58-15 in the next set. In the 4th inning, Zhao Xintong single-handedly scored 86 points, and the two sides fought 2-2 after the first 4 innings.
In the 5th set, Zhao Xintong was full of firepower, and scored a high score of 136 points with a single shot. The 136 points is the fourth highest score since the start of the World Championships. In the sixth inning, Maguire scored 65 points, and after winning the set 79-52, the two sides drew 3-3. In the 7th set, Maguire single-handedly scored 107 points to win another set 4-3. In the 8th set, Maguire continued to score a single 80 points, and after winning the set, Maguire took a 5-3 lead.
After 8 games in the first stage, Zhao Xintong temporarily fell behind his opponent 3-5. In the game, Zhao Xintong scored 2 strokes of 50+ and 1 shot of 100, and Maguire blasted out of 2 strokes of 50+ and 2 of 50+. The 16-in-8 score adopts a 25-game, 13-win format, and the second stage of the match between the two sides will start at 9:30 p.m. Beijing time on the 22nd, and the third stage will be played again at 2:00 a.m. on the 23rd.