On April 27, the 2022 World Snooker Championships will enter the second matchday of the quarter-finals, and the final four places will be born in three periods of the day. After yesterday's competition, Yan Bingtao, in the case of 2-6 behind, counter-williams a 6-2, two-stage end 8-8 draw, leaving suspense until the third stage. O'Sullivan, on the other hand, was barely under pressure, leading Maguire 11-5 in two stages, with promotion in sight. In the other two games, Higgins and Trump, both led their opponents 5-3.
At 5:00 p.m. Beijing time on April 27:
Bingham 3-5 Trump (Phase II)
Maguire 5-11 O'Sullivan (Phase III)
For the two former world champions, meeting again at the World Championships is a narrow road. However, for Bingham, who is already 46 years old, being able to advance to the top 8 for two consecutive years has created a record for the advanced age of active players, which is worth celebrating. But when it comes to Trump, Bingham is really a bit big,000, and in the past decade or so, the two have played each other 31 times in professional competitions, and Trump has a 21-10 victory. However, 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 kill 17-16, and finally soared in the World Championships that year, achieving the miracle of winning the championship. In the first stage of 8 sets, Bingham performed averagely, was led 5-3 by Trump, fortunately, the point difference was not large, and there was still to play, looking forward to today's one-day double match, and then fight again.
For Maguire, when he met O'Sullivan, the road to basic promotion was over, and as the biggest nemesis of his career, O'Sullivan pinched Maguire to death. So in yesterday's two-stage competition, O'Sullivan has been leading, from the first stage of 6-2, and then to the second stage of 11-5, the game basically lost suspense, O'Sullivan advanced to the top 4, only two sets away from winning, it depends on whether Maguire can withstand the pressure, fight for honor, can chase a few innings.
At 9:30 p.m. Beijing time on April 27:
Yan Bingtao 8-8 Williams (Phase III)
Lisovsky 3-5 Higgins (Phase II)
Yan Bingtao's strong self-regulation ability, so that the game did not lose suspense, from the first stage of 2-6 behind, to the second stage of the opponent a 6-2, ended with an 8-8 draw, leaving all the suspense to the third stage, destined today will be a wonderful fight. In the second stage, Yan Bingtao, who gradually played the state and feel, his self-confidence is also improving, so in the third stage, he may still have a breakthrough, and it is expected that he can create miracles again, break through history, and create new highs.
After the thrilling decider in the second round of the championship to win the biggest favorite Robertson, England's post-90s Lisovsky achieved a career breakthrough, advancing to the quarterfinals of the World Championship for the first time, and also defending the glory of the post-90s and becoming the only representative. But in the face of the bitter lord Higgins, Lisovsky pressure is not small, after all, the two have played each other in the World Championships before, that is, in the second round of the 2018 World Championships, Lisovsky lost out a stage in advance of the 1-13, disparity of points. So with such pressure, it is not difficult for Lisovsky to break through. In the first stage of the two, Lisovsky fell behind 3-5, barely biting the score gap, but if he wanted to break through, he needed to work harder.
At 2:00 a.m. Beijing time on April 28:
Bingham 3-5 Trump (Phase III)
Lisovsky 3-5 Higgins (Phase III)
The one-day double test, for Bingham, Trump, Lisowski and Higgins, will achieve the final suspense birth. The two games at this stage will determine the birth of the last two final four places. Looking forward to the four people can give a wonderful showdown, who qualifies, for Chinese fans, may be acceptable, of course, more look forward to the newcomer upset.