In the early morning of April 23, Beijing time, the second round of the 2023 World Snooker Championship continued, and in a focus battle, China's Si Jiahui, who played the main tournament for the first time, and Milkins, the 13th seed and veteran of England, challenged the 13th seed. After the first 8 rounds of the first stage, Si Jia Hui continued his good form and feel, playing 1 1-100 and 4-under 50+, leading 6-2 on aggregate, taking the lead. The second phase of the duo will continue at 2 a.m. on April 24.
Under the age of 21, Scarlet is one of five newcomers to the World Championships, and he is one of the favourites to win the title 10-9 in the first round, No. 4 seed Sean Murphy of England. In the second round, he met the 13th-seeded 47-year-old England veteran Milkins, who came back from trailing 2-7 in the first round before coming back in the second to win Joe Perry 10-9 to advance in a thrilling advance.
Facing this season's new Welsh Open champion Milkins, Scarlet has not dominated the previous head-to-head record, and his only meeting has been a loss. But at the World Championships, everything can be magical! Although in the first game of the match, Si Jia Hui lost 53-80, but at the beginning of the second game, Si Jia Hui played a single high score, a single 82 points, a single 103 points, and a single 56 points, four consecutive games, directly won a 4-1 big score. After Milkins scored a second victory with a single 51 in the sixth game, Si Jia Hui did not give Lao Mi another chance, scored 69 points and 66 points in a single game, and then played two consecutive games to freeze the score at 6-2 and take the lead in the first stage.
According to the schedule, the second stage of the two will continue at 2 a.m. Beijing time on April 24, and if Scarlet can maintain his current form and feel, he is expected to continue to extend his lead, and even imagine two stages to end the game early, just like defending champion O'Sullivan, who defeated Wafi 13-2 in two stages to advance to the last eight. Looking forward to Sijiahui being able to continue its efforts and bring surprises to Chinese fans!