On April 24, the 2022 World Snooker Championships will enter the 9th matchday of the main tournament, and the top 8 places will not be decided in six matches in the three sessions of the day. In the first round of the last two world championships, Ding Junhui's two english rivals have been defeated respectively, with No. 5 seed Karen Wilson and No. 12 seed Bingham coming on for a two-stage single-day showdown. Higgins will make another appearance against another Thai player, San kamm, who eliminated 11th seed Belgian Brechel in the first round.
In addition, in the day's competition, the two top winners will continue to play in the second stage, Trump and McGill and Robertson and Lisovsky are all 4-4 draws after the first stage, and the second stage will be a key stage to influence the trend of the game, so the two top winning favourites will go all out to play this stage.
At 5:00 p.m. Beijing time on April 24:
Wilson vs Bingham (Phase I)
Sankam vs Higgins (Phase I)
After the results of the first round of the world championship this year came out, Chinese fans had looked forward to the second round of the Chinese derby, and as a result, Ding Junhui and Lu Haotian lost to Wilson and Bingham in the first round, respectively, and missed the meeting. Interestingly, in the first round of last year's World Championships, Ding Junhui lost 9-10 to Bingham, and in the first round of this year's World Championships, Ding Junhui lost 8-10 to Wilson, and the two fierce rivals competed in the second round to compete for a top 8 seat.
Judging from the past records of the two, Wilson has a certain advantage of 11 wins and 6 losses. In addition, in the second round of the 2017 World Championships, the two had a duel at that time, and Wilson won 13-10. The two have met in the Champions League group stage and the Masters this season, with Wilson winning 2 and losing 1, especially in the first round of the Masters, where Wilson won 6-5 to advance. The two play again, and the on-field play will determine the direction of the game, of course, Wilson may have a slight advantage.
In the first round, two Thai players, Tachaia and Sankam, joined hands to attack, and in the end, Tachaia lost 7-10 to Higgins, and none of the four World Championships main tournaments were won, and unfortunately out. Sankam made another breakthrough by knocking out No. 11 seed Brechel 10-5 to continue his second victory over Crucible after 2020. This time, he will challenge Higgins and strive to create another miracle. In the past record of the encounter, Sankam and Higgins are not divided, a total of 8 meetings and 4 wins each, so this game, there will be unlimited possibilities.
At 9:30 p.m. Beijing time on April 24:
McGill 4-4 Trump (Phase II)
Robertson 4-4 Lisowski (Phase II)
As the top two in this year's World Championship winning hot list, Robertson and Trump, in the first stage of the battle with their respective opponents to 4-4 draw, but in the game, they both encountered a more similar situation, both of them were behind the opening of the unfavorable situation, to achieve a point equalizer. Fortunately, in the past record of the encounter, Trump and Robertson are ahead of their respective opponents, as long as the two continue the momentum of winning with one shot when chasing points, they can basically determine the lead in the second stage.
At 2:00 a.m. Beijing time on April 25:
Wilson vs Bingham (Phase II)
San kam vs Higgins (Phase II)
The two showdowns in the local evening court are a continuation of the four-player match in the morning, if the score difference in the first stage is not much, then the second stage will determine the direction of the game, and who can take the lead in this stage will play a key role in the third stage. For Higgins, his two old buddies, O'Sullivan and Williams, have both advanced to the quarter-finals, and he definitely wants to follow in their footsteps and advance smoothly. Of course, for the fans, if thailand's dark horse San Kam is upset again, it will be a wonderful showdown.