On April 22, Beijing time, the 2022 Snooker World Championship 16 into 8 competition began to compete, O'Sullivan and Mark Allen met. In the first stage of the game, O'Sullivan showed a very hot hand, he scored a total of 131 points and 4 50+, O'Sullivan led Allen 6-2 after the first eight innings.
In the first game, O'Sullivan blasted out 87 points and won the opening goal easily. In the second set, Mark Allen returned the favor with a 68-pointer to win the second game 116-0. In the third inning, O'Sullivan scored 131 points to take a 2-1 lead. In the 4th inning, O'Sullivan again blasted a 69-point shot to end the first half with a 3-1 lead.
In the fifth inning, O'Sullivan remained unabated, scoring a high score of 96 points and leading 4-1 after the next set. In the 6th inning, O'Sullivan won 75-23 to extend the advantage to 5-1. In the 7th inning, O'Sullivan scored 57 points to take a 6-1 lead after winning 82-53. Innings 8 Alan recovered a set,
After eight matches in the first stage, O'Sullivan leads 6-2, the second stage of the match between the two sides will be played tomorrow at 2:00 a.m. Beijing time, the third stage will be played at 21:30 Beijing time tomorrow night, and the 16-in-8 match will use a 25-game, 13-win format.