The snooker World Championship 1/4 match is in full swing, eight players who have advanced to the top 8 have appeared one after another, all the players have completed the first stage of the competition, and the players who have made rapid progress have ended the second stage of the competition, overall, the performance of the players is mostly within the expected range, the three superstars (O'Sullivan, Trump and Higgins) are in sight, and the duel between Yan Bingtao and Uncle Williams is suspenseful.
O'Sullivan presses Maguire (11-5)
After the first two stages of the competition, O'Sullivan in the fans' expectations of a strong attack, occupy the absolute upper hand, his opponent is Maguire, who has won a big victory over Zhao Xintong, there is a gap in strength between the two, O'Sullivan has shown his strength 6-2 far ahead from the opening stage, the second stage Maguire struggled to resist, chasing the score to 4-6, but unfortunately the back was still suppressed by O'Sullivan, and the score was temporarily locked at 11-5.
It is worth mentioning that O'Sullivan and Maguire are in poor form in the later stages, there are many low-level mistakes on the field, O'Sullivan hit the mother ball into the bag, Maguire played the flying mother ball, but O'Sullivan has established an absolute advantage, Maguire wants to go against the trend and must play 8-1 or 8-0, it is simply the perfect replica of Zhao Xintong's situation, maybe Maguire did not expect to become the owner of Zhao Xintong's suffering, and now faces the same situation, O'Sullivan is expected to advance, and the duel between the two will be carried out at 17:00 on the afternoon of the 27th.
Trump vs Bingham Lee (5-3)
Trump and Bingham are old rivals, the two sides have a record of 33 matches, of which Trump 22 wins, 10 losses and 1 draw to prevail, in this tournament, Trump played a one-hundred and two-shot 50+, Bingham played a hundred and a 50+.
Next, the two sides will play a follow-up match at 17:00 on the 27th and 2:00 a.m. on the 18th.
Higgins vs. Lisovsky (5-3)
As a veteran, Higgins still maintains a high competitiveness, he turned the tide in the case of a black opening, playing two 60+ consecutive three sets, and finally fixed the score at 5-3, and the 14th seed Lisovsky failed to continue the hot state after the upset defeat to Robertson.
Next, the two sides will start at 21:30 on the evening of the 27th and 2:00 a.m. on the 28th.
Yan Bingtao equalizes Williams (8-8)
Compared with the other players' matches, the competition between Yan Bingtao and Uncle Williams is more glued and dramatic, the first stage of Uncle Ma bombarded 6-2 to grasp the initiative, the second stage of Yan Bingtao stormed back to respect 6-2, the two sides played a draw, so that the suspense of the game was further widened.
The third stage is the key to victory and defeat, whether it is the young player Yan Bingtao or the veteran Williams who is more superior, it depends on the 21:30 game on the evening of the 27th.