On December 16, 2022, Beijing time, the snooker English Open began the 1/8 final, and four players advanced to the quarterfinals first, namely Neil Robertson, Mark Williams, Trump and Ashley Hegil. Defending champion Neil Robertson continued his strong run as he eliminated Ryan Day 4-2 to advance to the quarterfinals. The biggest upset so far was made by world champion O'Sullivan, who lost 4-1 to Martin Gould, but unfortunately lost to Ashley Hegill in the last 16.
In this tournament, the seeded players are in excellent form, 10 people reached the round of 16, which is a rather luxurious round of 16 lineup, the only regret is that O'Sullivan is out of the competition, he lost 1-4 to Martin Gould, missing the round of 16, which should be the biggest upset since the start of the tournament. After the round of 16, the matchday was followed by the 1/8 final, with eight matches played in two time periods, with four players advancing to the quarterfinals first.
Defending champion Neil Robertson was in excellent form, scoring 59, 96, 59 and 75 to knock out another seeded Ryan Day 4-2 to advance to the quarterfinals. Ryan Day shot 77 and 74 shots to save a match point from 3-1 down, but went out 2-4 and missed the quarterfinals. The winning Neil Robertson will face Mark Williams in the quarterfinals, and the real conversation is coming.
Mark Williams shot a one-shot 130 in the first innings , but then lost two games in a row. However, Mark Williams adjusted his hand in time and took over from the fourth inning, shooting consecutive singles of 84, 53 and 91 to defeat Barry Hawkins 4-2 to advance to the quarterfinals. The first to advance to the quarterfinals were Neil Robertson and Mark Williams, while the other two quarterfinals were Higgins vs. Ali Carter and Sean Murphy vs. Mark Selby.
In the second half, although Trump only shot a 72, he eliminated Tachaia 4-2, who shot a one-shot 129, but missed the quarterfinals with too many mistakes in key moments. Trump, who advanced to the quarterfinals, will face the winner between Luca Brecel and Jamie Jones in the quarterfinals, and regardless of the opponent, Trump's hopes of advancing to the semi-finals are high. Ashley Hegill became the big dark horse of this tournament, shooting 101, 65 and 64 to knock Martin Gould 4-1 to secure a valuable quarter-final spot, and then face the winner between Mark Allen and Asterry.
So far, the quarter-finals of the English Open have led to four spots, including three world champions Neil Robertson, Mark Williams, Trump and big dark horse Ashley Hegil. The post-80s Big Three are in excellent form at this tournament, Neil Robertson and Trump have advanced to the quarterfinals, waiting for Mark Selby!