On April 26, the quarter-finals of the 2022 World Snooker Championships will be fully played, and all four matches will be played on the day. Yan Bingtao, a post-00s player, became the only chinese team in this World Championship, and he will challenge triple-champion Wales famous Williams and compete in a total of 16 innings in two periods a day. In addition, O'Sullivan will appear at the same time as Yan Bingtao to face his previous victory and loss of Fu General Maguire in a two-stage duel. In addition, Trump's match with Bingham, Higgins and Lisowski will also compete in the first stage.
At 5:00 p.m. Beijing time on April 26:
Yan Bingtao vs Williams (Phase 1)
Maguire vs O'Sullivan (Phase I)
As the 16th seed of the tournament, Yan Bingtao finally achieved a breakthrough after the fourth year of the battle for Crucible, and eliminated the defending champion and number one seed Selby 13-10 in the second round, advancing to the top 8 for the first time. The quarter-final opponent is Welsh's "Golden Left Hand" Mark Williams, the fiery treble winner and one of the No. 8 seed "Seven Five Three Masters". In the first two rounds, Williams defeated their compatriots 10-3 and 13-3 respectively.
This time Yan Bingtao and Williams met, which is a reunion of old rivals. The two have played each other 6 times in professional competitions before, but Yan Bingtao is at a disadvantage of 2 wins and 4 losses. The most classic duel was the 2017 Northern Ireland Open final, when Yan Bingtao, who was only 17 years old at the time, became the youngest finalist in history, and at one point was reversed by Williams in an 8-7 match point, losing the opportunity to win the first title in the ranking tournament. The most recent meeting between the two was in the first round of this year's Masters, when Yan Bingtao lost 4-6. This time again, Yan Bingtao will be more patient to deal with the opponent, avoid making mistakes, and it is possible to bite the score.
The No. 2 seed O'Sullivan, also one of the favorites to win this year's World Championships, won the first two rounds to advance to the quarterfinals, and his quarter-final opponent was the top 16 seeded Scottish Maguire who was killed from the qualifiers. After winning back-to-back wins over Murphy and Zhao Xintong, Maguire is full of confidence and hopes to go further at this year's World Championships, but after meeting his old rival O'Sullivan, it may not be so easy.
The two have previously played each other 15 times in professional competitions, with O'Sullivan taking an absolute lead 13-2. So for O'Sullivan, Maguire can be said to be a great blessing. The two last met at the World Championships, with O'Sullivan beating Maguire, who also advanced from qualifying, 10-7 in the first round of the 2018 matchup. Therefore, if Maguire wants to find self-confidence in his big brother O'Sullivan, I am afraid that he needs to play beyond the norm to have the possibility of "upsetting".
At 9:30 p.m. Beijing time on April 26:
Bingham vs Trump (Phase 1)
Lisovsky vs Higgins (Phase I)
For 2015 World Championship winner Ben Ham, who has advanced to the quarter-finals for two consecutive years, becoming the oldest record holder, has given him greater expectations. The duel with Trump is a continuation of the duel between the two. Over the past decade, the two have played each other 31 times in professional competitions, with Trump taking the lead with 21 wins and 10 losses. In the history of the World Championships, the two met in the semi-finals of 2015, when Bingham fought fiercely to the decider, completed the deadlock 17-16, and finally soared to the top in that year's World Championships, achieving the miracle of winning the championship. In the 2017 Welsh Open final, Bingham won the title with a 9-8 victory over Trump. So on the whole, although Bingham is behind in the record of hand-to-hand combat, there is no shortage of victories against Trump in the big game, which will be a protracted battle.
After Lisovsky completed the reverse kill against robertson, the biggest favorite in the championship, in the second round, it will undoubtedly increase his confidence and confidence. Challenging old rival Higgins in the quarterfinals, Lisovsky must break through the shadow of past engagements before he can complete the breakthrough again. Lisovsky had played Higgins seven times before, but was at a disadvantage of 2 wins and 5 losses, especially in the second round of the 2018 World Championships, when Lisovsky lost 1-13, a disparity in points. However, the last time the two met, Lissovsky won the fourth round of the 2019 Scottish Open, so there is still some expectation in the duel.
At 2:00 a.m. Beijing time on April 27:
Yan Bingtao vs Williams (Phase II)
Maguire vs O'Sullivan (Phase II)
In the day's competition, Yan Bingtao and Williams, Maguire and O'Sullivan will all experience a one-day double test, from the local morning court to the evening field, 8 games respectively, testing not only physical fitness, but also the stability of the state. If each side can bite the score in the first stage, the second stage will be a watershed moment in the whole game, or continue to be deadlocked until the third stage is won or lost. Of course, for Yan Bingtao, he definitely did not want the second round of Page's "tragedy", and the two stages ended the game early.