9-13, Wilson, known as the strongest post-90s, upset out, lost to the 12th seed Bingham, and did not qualify for the quarterfinals. The most surprising thing about this campaign was that Wilson actually lost 4 consecutive sets after the start of the third stage, collapsed in an instant, and was taken by Bingham to get the match point first. Despite his struggle to win back a set, Wilson was unable to escape the fate of being eliminated.
The second round of the World Championships was a focus battle, with Wilson facing former world champion Bingham. In the previous first round, Wilson ended the promotion of China's brother Ding Junhui 10-8, while Bingham easily eliminated Lu Haotian 10-5. In the first two stages, Wilson broke out after falling behind 3-5 at one point, winning 3 consecutive sets with 4 strokes of 50+, pulling the big score to 8 draws.
In the 17th inning of the third stage, Bingham made several starts to make it 96-0 with a clean sheet. In the 18th set, Bingham scored 11 sets of red and black to blast a single 97-point victory. In the 19th inning, Wilson gave up four points in a mistake at the beginning, and Bingham seized the opportunity to win by 76 points. In the 20th set, Bingham played several times to make the next set 74-20. After the start of the third stage, Bingham completed four consecutive whips, a large score of 12-8, and took the lead in the match point.
In the 21st inning, Wilson fought back and scored 27 points first, and Bingham scored a 66 points to concede a super bonus. Wilson did the ball, Bingham defended and missed the ball, Wilson seized the opportunity to clear the table, 70-66 reverse, pulling the score to 9-12. Wilson saved a match point.
In the 22nd inning, Bingham took the lead and gave up the bottom bag red ball after a single shot of 37 points. Wilson scored 22 points to move into defense. Bingham missed the ball by flipping the bag, and Wilson made a fatal mistake after pressing the score closer, losing the red ball in the bottom bag. Bingham advanced the red ball in the middle pocket to score the final point 65-36. At 13-9, Bingham eliminated No. 5 seed Wilson and broke into the quarterfinals. After winning the match, Bingham was so excited that he threw a fist at the sidelines in celebration.
For No. 5 seed Wilson, the stop in the round of 16 also set his worst record in nearly six years, after reaching the top 8 for three consecutive years in 2017-19, reaching the final in 2020, and reaching the final four last year. This year, he stopped in the round of 16, which is undoubtedly a humiliating record for him.