In the early morning of April 28, Beijing time, the quarterfinals of the Snooker World Championships were all over, and all four players who entered the final four were released. The 75 all eliminated their opponents to advance to the semi-finals, with O'Sullivan reaching the semi-finals at Crucible for the 13th time, surpassing Hendry to set a new record. China's Yan Bingtao lost everything and lost mark Williams without the opportunity to continue.
Yan Bingtao faced a challenge from World Treble Champion Mark Williams in the quarter-finals. After the first stage of the match between the two sides Williams led 6-2, Yan Bingtao regained his hand in the second stage to return the opponent with a 6-2. In the third stage, after the two sides fought to 11 draws, Yan Bingtao lost two consecutive sets and regrettably lost, and had no chance to continue to move forward at this World Championship.
Trump took another place in the top four in the top half. Trump's opponent in the quarter-finals was Bingham, who maintained a 5-3 advantage in the first stage and Bingham at one point 8-5 in the second stage, but then Trump won eight consecutive sets in the second half and third stage, knocking Bingham out 13-8.
Higgins and Lisovsky were fiercely contested, with Higgins maintaining a slight advantage in the first two stages, but after the third stage, Lisovsky won the match points. In the final moments, Higgins withstood the pressure and defused the match point to drag the game into the decider. In the decider Higgins scored 72 points to close the game, winning 13-12 to secure the final four.
O'Sullivan's promotion to the quarter-finals was the easiest. Facing Bingham's challenge, O'Sullivan took a 6-2 lead in the first phase and O'Sullivan went on to take an 11-5 lead in the second phase. After the start of the third stage, O'Sullivan won two consecutive sets, ending the game with 126 points and eventually eliminating his opponent 13-5. This was O'Sullivan's 13th World Championship Final Four, and he surpassed Hendry to set a new record.