On April 25, Beijing time, the Snooker World Championship will come to the last match day of the second round, and the remaining 4 top 8 seats will all be released. Trump and Higgins are in an easy position and are expected to advance to the third stage. Robertson, who is 7-9 behind, will face a serious challenge, and former world champions Bingham and Karen Wilson, who are tied 8-8, are bound to face a battle.
After nearly 10 days of competition, the World Championships have produced 4 top 8 players, namely O'Sullivan, Maguire, Yan Bingtao and Mark Williams. Among them, China's Yan Bingtao broke out of the big cold, defeated the defending champion Selby, and became the first post-00 player to break into the quarterfinals of the World Championships. In addition, O'Sullivan and Mark Williams, who also belong to the 75 three masters, also played a hot state, eliminating Allen and Page respectively to advance to the quarterfinals. Maguire defeated Zhao Xintong and advanced as a qualifier.
The remaining four showdowns have already ended the first two phases. Higgins was at his best, taking a 12-5 lead over qualifier Sankam with seven straight sets in the second stage. With only 2 innings to go, Higgins will advance. Given the huge power gap between the two, it's hard for Higgins to repeat the situation in which the Tour Championship final was reversed with a 9-4 lead. Trump, on the other hand, led McGill 10-6 and was just three sets away from winning. For Xiaote, the difficulty is not great.
Neil Robertson, one of the Big Four, is in the most sinister situation. Two stages later, Robertson upset 7-9 behind Lissovsky. Moreover, Lisovsky is in pretty good shape, having blasted 3 shots to break the hundred. Moreover, Lisovsky is also a top 16 player, and there is no problem with strength. If Robertson does not recover in time, I am afraid that he will repeat the mistakes of Selby.
The most glued game would be played between Bingham and Wilson. After the first two stages, the two played an 8-8 draw. In terms of strength, Wilson ranks No. 5 in the world and is the top player after the 90s. Bingham, on the other hand, is old and strong, has won the World Championships, and has played 147 many times in recent years. It can be said that the two will have unlimited possibilities in the remaining 9-game and 5-win format.