On April 25, 2022, the second round of the Snooker World Championships ended a focus battle, and finally the four-time World Championship champion John Higgins suddenly made a force in the next two stages, winning seven consecutive sets in the middle of the game, and in the case of being forced to draw 4-4 by the opponent in the first leg, the total score was 13-7 to sweep Thailand's Noppon Sancham, successfully advanced to the top 8, And Sancam failed to break his best record in Crucible. It is worth mentioning that this is the fourth time in the history of the World Championships that the "75 Three Masters" have gathered in the top eight, the last time to be traced back to 2011, when the World Championship Higgins won the championship, the other two times were in 1998 and 1999, when the "75 Three Masters" all reached the final four, the champions were Higgins and Hendry.
This is the second time Higgins eliminated Tachaia in the first round, and San kam defeated seeded player Brecher in the first round. Higgins started the first stage 3-0, 4-1, but Sancam had a tenacious expression and chased three innings without firing a 50+ to draw Higgins 4-4 in the first stage. But in the second stage Higgins suddenly exerted force, blasted out 2 shots to break 2 pars 60+, hit the opponent a 7-1, the total score of 11-5 instantly ended the suspense of victory and defeat, the third stage began, Higgins single shot 62 points to lose the super point, Sancham dragged the game into the black race, Higgins completed the black ball kill, the total score of 12-5 appeared match point! In the 18th inning, Sankam scored 70 points to pull back a city! In the 19th inning, Sankham failed to hit 147 and scored another round with 112 points! In the 20th set, Higgins ended the game. Higgins handed over 2 strokes to 7 50+ offensive stats.
After Higgins won, we can't help but lament the longevity of the "75 Three Masters", the three legends swept the opponent in the second round with a score of 13-3, 13-4, 13-7 respectively, played a disparity of 39-14 overall score, 12 years after the Championship Quarterfinals reunited, three nearly 50-year-old veterans not only jointly ruled for an era, but also competed with it in the era of the post-80s, until now it should be the post-90s era is still constantly refreshing the record, such a miracle is not only our fans, The players were also in awe of it.
Higgins will play the next 8-4 game against the winner between Robertson and Lissovsky, who are currently trailing Lissovsky 7-9 in both stages. Another game played in the same period, Karen Wilson, who eliminated Ding Junhui in the first round, after the 8-8 draw with Bingham, was temporarily behind the opponent 8-12 as of press time, and the promotion situation was grim, and the game was still in progress. The results of the other two 16-in-8 matches will be produced at 2am, so stay tuned.