On 24 April 2022, the Snooker World Championships continued, with 75 three masters advancing to the quarter-finals and O'Sullivan sweeping Mark. Alan, Mark. Williams takes Jackson lightly. Paige, Higgins' performance became the focus of fans' attention, and the second round was against Thai star Nopon. Sankham, Higgins opened low and lost three straight sets, missing a 4-1 lead and being equalised by their opponents in the first stage.
Higgins is the most consistent player this season, many times to reach the final performance outstanding, although the loss to Robertson, Trump and other people left some regrets, but still maintain a high winning rate, in the World Championships Higgins has been four times to the top, this year is also expected to achieve another good result, although as he grows older, the competitive state is difficult to maintain stability, but each time he has become the favorite to win the championship.
Thai player Nopong. Sankam is a young player with great potential, once reached the round of 16 of the World Championships, lost to Selby in the decider, broke through the qualifiers this year, eliminated seeded player Brechel in the first round, had the opportunity to continue to move forward, the two sides met seven times in their careers, Higgins had a slight advantage of 4 wins, just last year's Scottish Open, Higgins eliminated Noppon 4-1. Sankham advanced.
The match was played in a 25-inning, 13-win format, divided into three stages, and now only eight sets were played in the first stage, and the two sides made mistakes in the first set, Higgins played a single 59 points to take the lead 74-47, and Nopon in the second set. Sancham scored 33 points to interrupt the offense, Higgins seized the opportunity to shoot a single 82 points to win another set, and in the third set Higgins was steady and steady, winning the fight 90-20 on several occasions.
Noppon. Sancham lost three straight sets and Higgins missed the opportunity in the fourth, nopont. Sankham narrowly won 69-59, and after returning from halftime, Higgins scored a single 90 points in the fifth set to extend the point difference to 4-1, but he did not expect that at the critical moment Higgins suddenly dropped the line, and there were many simple mistakes, Noppon. Sankam hit piecemeal, winning three straight sets 72-50, 75-30, 70-50, with the two sides tied.
Although not shooting a 50+, Noppon. Sankam still tied with Higgins, and after taking a 4-1 lead, Higgins played at a loss of par, but fortunately only played eight innings at this stage, otherwise Noppon. Sankam has the opportunity to take advantage of the situation, continue to open up the point difference, and establish the lead, and then Higgins still needs to adjust his form, continue to improve the goal success rate, and try to avoid simple mistakes.
Four spots have been identified in the quarterfinals of the World Championships, and four games remain unfinished in the second round, with O'Sullivan, Mark. After Williams advanced, Higgins' side was temporarily locked in a bitter battle, when he could defeat Noppon. Sankam, let's wait and see.