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Three more places in the quarterfinals! O'Sullivan's promotion is in sight, and the top 4 title favorites debuted on the same day

On April 23, 2022, Beijing time, the Snooker World Championship entered the 8th matchday of the main tournament, and three quarter-final seats will be released on this match day, Zhao Xintong and Stephen Maguire will play the third stage, O'Sullivan and Mark Allen will play the third stage, and the winner will also be decided between Yan Bingtao and Selby. In addition to O'Sullivan and Selby, Trump and Neil Robertson will also make their debuts.

Three more places in the quarterfinals! O'Sullivan's promotion is in sight, and the top 4 title favorites debuted on the same day

On the 8th matchday of the main tournament, 4 champions appeared on the same day, in addition to O'Sullivan, there were also the post-80s big three Selby, Neil Robertson and Trump. O'Sullivan leads Mark Allen 12-4 and only needs to win one more set to advance to the quarterfinals, a game that has long since lost suspense and O'Sullivan can play to the fullest.

Three more places in the quarterfinals! O'Sullivan's promotion is in sight, and the top 4 title favorites debuted on the same day

Defending champion Mark Selby and Yan Bingtao's match has finished the first stage, Mark Selby played 5 strokes 50+, the score is 4-4, it can be said that Selby was stubbornly blocked by Yan Bingtao, although the pace of the game is relatively slow, but it is also very exciting. The two will continue their matching in the second and third stages on this matchday to decide a place in the quarterfinals.

Three more places in the quarterfinals! O'Sullivan's promotion is in sight, and the top 4 title favorites debuted on the same day

Trump's second-round opponent is Anthony McGill, Neil Robertson's second-round opponent is Lisowski, both of these games are strong dialogue, especially Trump is in average form, and his opponent Anthony McGill is quite tenacious, and his record in Crucible is also excellent, Trump may be difficult to pass easily, this game is more likely to be upset, the first stage of the game is quite important.

Three more places in the quarterfinals! O'Sullivan's promotion is in sight, and the top 4 title favorites debuted on the same day

In addition to this matchday, there will also be a third stage match between Zhao Xintong and Stephen Maguire. At present, Zhao Xintong is 5-11 behind, and the opponent can get the top eight seats as long as he wins two more sets, it can be said that Zhao Xintong has fallen into a desperate situation, and it is very difficult to turn over. Of course, Zhao Xintong can not give up easily, in addition to playing his own characteristics, but also to improve the intensity of defense, no matter what the result, even if it is to lay the foundation for the future.

Three more places in the quarterfinals! O'Sullivan's promotion is in sight, and the top 4 title favorites debuted on the same day

Schedule for Day 8:

April 23, 17 points:

Selby vs Yan Bingtao (Phase II)

Zhao Xintong vs Stephen Maguire (Phase III)

April 23, 21 points 30 mins:

Anthony McGill vs Trump (Phase I)

Mark Allen vs O'Sullivan (Phase III)

April 24 at 2:00 AM:

Selby vs Yan Bingtao (Phase III)

Neil Robertson vs Lisowski (Phase I)

Three more places in the quarterfinals! O'Sullivan's promotion is in sight, and the top 4 title favorites debuted on the same day

Two Chinese players, Yan Bingtao and Zhao Xintong, will attack the quarterfinals, and Zhao Xintong has little hope of advancing, but he also has to give it a go. Yan Bingtao continues to fight against Selby, if you can maintain a high-intensity defense and improve your ability to score consecutive points, you will have a chance to beat Selby, I wish Yan Bingtao and Zhao Xintong good luck!

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