On March 21, 2023, Beijing time, in the second round of the just-concluded World Snooker WST Classic, German Masters champion Ali Carter swept Asf 4-0 with a single shot of 73 and 68 to successfully advance to the round of 32. In other matches that ended in the same time period, Chinese teenager Xu Si eliminated Tachaiya, who scored 147 points 4-2, with a single shot of 94, 92 and 69, to advance to the third round, and Thai Gotha Thachaiya suffered a career tragedy while suffering a fourth shot of 147. "Magic" Shaun Murphy lost 3-4 to Cahill after shooting 143, 92 and 52 to advance to the round of 32.
Ali Carter won four straight games to sweep Asf 4-0
In the match between Ari Carter and Asf, Carter continued to put on excellent performances, which allowed him to completely suppress Asf's play throughout the match. In the first game, Carter took the lead with multiple chances to win the first game 69:54 and take a 1-0 lead. In the second game, Asf took the lead with seven turnovers, and then Carter scored a 73-point performance to win the game 73-7 and continue to lead Asf 2-0 to extend his lead. In the third game, Carter won the game 68:62 with his excellent ability to seize the opportunity, thus leading Asf 3-0 and taking the match point. In the fourth game, Carter scored 68 to win the game 73-28 and swept Asf 4-0.
Xu Si felt hot and narrowly defeated Tachaia 4-2 to advance
In the match between Xu Si and Tachaiya, Xu Si's form remained very good, which allowed him to successfully defeat Thai Gothachaia. In the first game, Tachaiya took the lead with 35 points and made a mistake, and then Xu Si shot a single 94 to win the game 94:35 to take a 1-0 lead. In the second game, Xu Si shot a single 92 to win another game at 98-0 to continue to lead Tachaiya 2-0. In the third set, Tachaiya won the game with an 85:23 performance and trailed Xu Si 1-2. In the fourth game, Xu Si won the game 81:26 with multiple opportunities to win the game and lead Tachaiya 3-1 to win the match point. In the fifth game, Tachaiya shot 147 points to win the game 151-0, 2-3 behind Xu Si. In the sixth game, Xu Si shot a single shot of 69 points and won the game 85:10, defeating Tachaiya 4-2 to advance.
Sean Murphy felt hot but lost 3-4 to Cahill
In the game between Shaun Murphy and Cahill, both players played well, so the spectacle of this game is also very high. In the first game, Cahill came straight from the start with a single 51 to take a 1-0 lead by winning the first set 93:40. In the second game, Murphy scored 92 points to win the game 104-21 and draw 1-1 with Cahill. In the third game, Murphy shot 143 points to win the game 143-0 to take a 2-1 lead over Cahill. In the fourth inning, Cahill scored 73 points to win the game 96-30 and draw 2-2 with Murphy. In the fifth inning, Murphy scored 53 to win the game 87-13 and lead Cahill 3-2 to get the match point. In the sixth game, Cahill won the game with a 66:36 performance to draw 3-3 with Murphy. In the seventh game, Cahill managed to defeat Murphy 4-3 with a 63:50 performance to advance to the round of 32.