In the early morning of April 26, Beijing time, the 16-in-8 match of the Snooker World Championship was over. After eight fierce matches, all the players who entered the quarter-finals of this season's World Championships were produced. There is a total of 1 Chinese player in the quarterfinals, and Yan Bingtao has reached the quarterfinals of the World Championships for the first time in his career. In addition, 75 three Jay o Sullivan, Higgins and Mark Williams, all successfully broke through to the quarterfinals.
Yan Bingtao was eye-catching at this World Championship, and in the last round he withstood the pressure to eliminate defending champion Selby and reached the quarterfinals of the World Championships for the first time in his career. Yan Bingtao's opponent in the quarterfinals was Mark Williams, who showed excellent form at the World Championships, winning only three sets in two consecutive rounds.
Another set of clashes in the top half came from Bingham and Trump. Bingham faced Wilson's challenge, and the two sides were very fierce in the first two stages, Bingham won five sets in the last 6 innings, and eliminated brother Lu 13-9. Trump won equally unassailable, facing McGill, who fought fiercely in 24 innings, with Trump narrowly winning 13-11 to secure the quarter-finals.
The toughest player to win in the quarter-finals was Lisovsky, who saved the match point and reversed the promotion in the face of the challenge of former tournament champion Robertson. It is worth mentioning that in this game Robertson scored a perfect score of 147. Lissovsky's opponent will be Higgins, who faces a challenge from Noppen and easily passes 13-7.
Another quarter-final battle will be played between Maguire and O'Sullivan. O'Sullivan won the second round with ease, knocking Mark Allen out 13-4. Maguire's opponent was China's Zhao Xintong, and with a big lead in the first two stages, Maguire withstood Zhao Xintong's counterattack in the third stage, and finally defeated his opponent 13-9 to advance to the quarterfinals.
The quarter-finals will still be played on a 25-inning, 13-win format, with matches played on the 26th and 27th local time, the semi-finals will be played from the 28th to the 30th, using a 33-inning, 17-win format, and the final will be played on May 1 and 2, using a 35-game, 18-win format.