In the early morning of November 14, Beijing time, the main match of the 2022/2023 British Snooker Championship continued, and the big seeded players in the first two matchdays were out one after another, the world eighth, the defending champion lost 2-6 to Sam Greggie who played in the third round of the qualifying round, without a shot of 50+, and suffered five consecutive whips with a 2-1 lead. World third, three-time champion, world champion is also 2-6 out, two 50+ can not withstand the ferocity of Joe Perry, the opening break 100, a total of five 50+. Following a 6-0 sweep of Graeme Dort, another world champion was eliminated by Joe Perry.
The finalists for the round of 16 were Ryan Day, Kyren Wilson Mark Allen Sam Grage, Joe Perry and Luca Brecel. The Belgian bullet eliminated Lu Haotian 6-4, Lu Haotian was not without a chance, once shot three consecutive 50+, played a wave of three consecutive whips, the last red ball in the eighth game did not score, the big score 3-5 behind, this is the winner of the game. As for the mistakes, there were more bullets, especially in the middle and low defensive levels, and 3 bags were missed in the third game alone. Winning in the accuracy of the long platform without solution, almost 100% success rate, he advanced to the round of 16, let the bullets fly a little longer.
Higgins vs Tomford
World No. 5 vs No. 28, the two sides have met 14 times, Higgins 11-3. Tomford went through two qualifying rounds 6-5, 6-3 and shot eight 50+s, two of which broke the hundred.
Wizards with their own "super brains" are the best at surrounding the ball, and how complicated the situation can be stripped of you and hit down like clouds. However, tonight did not belong to him, and the single shot took 26 seconds, nearly 3 seconds slower than Tomford. Both shot 3-under 50+ and the score alternated to 4-4, but Tomford got better and won the game with two consecutive single 90+ in the last two innings.
75 Three Masters, World Champion Higgins suffered a 4-6 round, and the journey of the three world champions Graeme Dort and Neil Robertson came to an end.
Ding Junhui VS Barry Hawkins
World No. 36 vs 11th, the two sides have met 16 times, Ding Junhui is 7-9, including an 8-13 defeat in the World Championship, which makes fans miss the most. 22VS7 titles, 101VS160 clean sheets.
In the first game, he lost 40-64, in the second game he shot a single 50+ and won 57-28, in the third game, Hawkins scored 85 clean sheets to win, and missed the opportunity again in the fourth game, losing 23-63, and the big score went into the intermission 1-3.
After 15 minutes, the sleeping dragon has woken up! The one-shot 105 point announced a strong comeback, ushering in the 600th single-shot of his career to break the 100. In the sixth game, he chased after the victory, and won 117-20 in a single game with two 50+ games. In the seventh inning, full fire, a single 122 points, and in the eighth game, a single 72 points, won 96-31.
In the 9th game, Ding Junhui missed the opportunity first, Hawkins also missed the colored ball, Ding Junhui once again started in one go, and won with a single shot 90+ clearance.
From 1-3 to 6-3, Ding Junhui returned from a wave of five-in-a-row to stage a big comeback, shooting 7 to 50+, the strongest firepower output of the tournament so far, including the qualifying round, and was the first Chinese player to reach the round of 16.
The 1/8 final is likely to face Golden left-handed Williams.