In the first stage of the second round of the World Snooker Championship, which just ended on April 24, 2022, Beijing time, Neil Robertson, who is ranked third in the world, staged a very classic eight-set showdown with Jack Lisowski. In this game, Robertson scored 117, 131, 62 and 76 points to draw 4-4 with Lisovsky, who scored 55 and 65 points. Judging from the performance of the whole game, Robertson's state in front of him was not very ideal, but Lisowski's many mistakes allowed Robertson to gradually regain his touch, which gave him the opportunity to equalize.
Robertson drew 2-2 with Lissovsky
In the first four sets of the two sides, Lisovsky and Robertson were in very good form. In the first set, Robertson took the lead in taking a 1-0 lead with a superb one-shot 62-point performance to take a 75-6 lead. In the second set, After Lisowski hit a 55-pointer, he made a serious mistake, and Robertson blasted out 76 points to take a 2-0 lead in a single-set reversal 76-55. In the third set, Robertson made a mistake after scoring a point, and Lisovsky single-handedly shot 65 points to win the set 65-1 to trail Robertson 1-2. In the fourth set, Lissovsky won the game 55-45 with a 2-2 draw robertson to bring his opponent back to the same running line to end the first four sets between the two sides.
Lisovsky drew 3-3 with Robertson
After the game entered the second half, Robertson's form had clearly declined. In the fifth inning, Lisovsky scored a 44-point lead and made a mistake, and then Robertson tried to defend and scored a red ball in the lucky choice to stick to the black ball defense. Lisovsky successfully solved the red ball to score a black ball error, Robertson defended again, Lisovsky scored the red ball again and finally won the set 68:1 to take a 3-2 lead. In the sixth set, Robertson made a simple and serious mistake after scoring five points first, and then Lisovsky scored a red ball to win the mobile game, and single-handedly blasted 66 points to win the game 66-5, thus rewriting the score to a 4-2 lead Robertson successfully took a two-set lead.
Robertson drew 4-4 with Lissovsky
As the game entered the final two sets, Robertson's performance was still a bit sluggish, but thanks to Lisowski's many opportunities, he gradually found it. In the seventh inning, Lisovsky scored 11 points and made a mistake, followed by a quality defense. Robertson was awarded eight points for consecutive mistakes. Immediately after, Lisovsky made a mistake in his attempt to attack, and Robertson successfully attacked the red ball in the right pocket, and directly blasted 117 points to win the game 117-19 to leave Lissovsky 3-4. In the eighth set, Lisovsky took the lead in giving Robertson the opportunity to attack from afar, and Robertson scored the red ball in the bottom pocket on the right side to successfully win the mobile session. In the end, Robertson single-handedly scored 131 points to win the set 131-7 and drew 4-4 with Lissovsky to successfully pull the score back to the same running line. Next, the two sides will play the second stage of the match at 21:30 today, where Robertson is very likely to extend the advantage. Whether Lissovsky can carry Robertson's firepower at this stage will likely be the key to the direction of the whole game.