The 2022-2023 British Snooker Championship has been a two-day matchday battle, with seeded players Zhao Xintong, Robertson and Higgins creating a big upset to miss the trophy, and so far eight players have advanced to the round of 16. (Here are the top 16 finalists)
1. Ding Junhui (Barry Hawkins 3-6 Ding Junhui)
I believe that many domestic fans stayed up late to watch this matchup, and Ding Junhui did not disappoint everyone this time, and let Hawkins show the attributes of "glass heart" again through the suppression of the defensive end when he was 1-3 down, and won 6-3 in a wave of five consecutive victories to advance.
Under the unfavorable situation of Zhao Xintong and Lu Haotian, Ding Junhui's promotion also became the first player in Chinese snooker to reach the last 16, stabilizing the army's heart, and completing his career 600th shot in the game.
2. Sam Craige (Zhao Xintong 2-6 Sam Craigie)
For Zhao Xintong's first match on the title defense trip, I believe that many fans were disappointed, the reason for the disappointment is not how well Craigie played, but Zhao Xintong himself played too amateur, hoping that "Zhao Gongzi" will receive less commercial activities and more training in the future, so as not to become a flash in the pan in the mouths of the outside world.
3. Luca Brecel (Luca Brecel 6-4 Lu Haotian)
Frankly speaking, Lu Haotian's loss is very regrettable, and Brecel also narrowly escaped when he lost the key colored ball when he had the opportunity to drag the game into a tiebreaker, but according to Brecel's current style of play and form, I am afraid it will be difficult to go further.
4. Kyren Wilson (Kyren Wilson 6-3 Matthew Selter)
Kyren Wilson, who has the same "glass heart" as Hawkins, is still very stable against weak opponents, relying on two over 100 and two 50+ performances to easily beat Matthew Selt to continue to attack his first three major titles.
Mark Allen (Mark Allen 6-4 Jordan Brown)
Before the start of the match, Allen and his fellow countryman Jordan Brown hugged warmly, but in the game, the two did not give in to each other, and the slow Allen gradually regained his touch when he was behind, and finally achieved a reversal to win a place in the round of sixteen.
6. Ryan Day (Ryan Day 6-2 Jimmy White)
In fact, the victory or defeat of this game does not matter to the fans, it is enough to see the old White knife not old all the way to the main game, although in the end the old White lost the game, but the cheers of the audience when entering and leaving the field said it all.
7. Tom Forde (John Higgins 4-6 Tom Forde)
The "Wizard" also did not play at its due level in this game, there were too many undeserved mistakes at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, and although upsets have now become the norm, the outing of Robertson and Higgins also announced that the two favorites predicted by the British media before the game were the first to go out.
8. Joe Perry (Neil Robertson 2-6 Joe Perry)
Robertson's upset was not expected by many fans, and in a post-match interview with Robertson said that he had suffered from a cold in recent days of poor health, but would not make excuses for losing, and the 48-year-old veteran Joe Perry once again reached the last 16 of the British Championship is also worthy of fan respect.
At this point, eight places have been determined for the top 16 of this British Championship, and then Chinese youngsters Yan Bingtao, Zhou Yuelong and the first person in history O'Sullivan will appear one after another, and we will wait and see who can break through and succeed.
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