The British Open is upset! Higginson and Craigie are both out, and Wakelin staged a Jedi turnaround!

In the just-concluded World Snooker British Open qualifying tournament on August 17, 2023, Beijing time, veteran Andy Hicks easily defeated Higginson 4-1 with a single-shot 73, 69 and 55 points to successfully advance to the round of 64.

In other matches that ended in the same time period, veteran Hamilton beat Allenhill 4-1 with 86 and 50 shots to advance to the main draw. Rod Lawlor beat Craigie 4-2 with a one-shot 84 and three consecutive games to advance to the round of 64.

Wakelin, on the other hand, won four consecutive games after trailing Padgett 3-0 to defeat his opponent 4-3 to advance to the main draw.

Hicks won three straight games to sweep Higginson 4-1 to advance

In the match between Hicks and Higginson, Hicks finished the upset with a good performance. In the first game, Hicks shot 73 to win the first game 92-21 and take a 1-0 lead.

In the second game, Hicks took advantage of multiple chances to win another game 78:44 and continue to lead Higginson 2-0 to extend his lead. In the third inning, Hicks shot a single 69 to win the game 119-1 to take a 3-0 lead over Higginson and take the match point.

In the fourth game, Higginson finally seized his chance to win back at 68:42 and trail Hicks 1-3. In the fifth game, Hicks shot a single 55 to win the game 90-8 to eliminate Higginson 4-1 and advance to the round of 64.

Hamilton won two straight sets to eliminate Aaron Hill 4-1

In the match between Hamilton and Aaron Hill, Hamilton perfectly interpreted the definition of old and strong. In the first game, Hamilton shot a one-shot 86 and won the game 87-46 to take the lead over Allenhill 1-0.

In the second inning, Hamilton shot a single 50 to win the game at 62:45 and continued to lead Aaron Hill 2-0. In the third game, Hamilton scored 43 points and made a mistake, and Allenhill shot a single shot to win the game 74:43 to finish 1-2 behind Hamilton.

In the fourth game, Hamilton won the game 71-1 with multiple layups and led Allenhill 3-1 to get the match point. In the fifth game, Hamilton won the game 64:23 to eliminate Allenhill 4-1 to advance to the main draw.

Rod Lawler won three straight games to beat Craigie 4-2

In the match between Rod Lawler and Craigie, Rod Lawler staged an upset battle with his excellent ability to seize opportunities. In the first game, Rod Lawler shot 84 points and won the game 96-0 to open the game with a 1-0 lead over Craigie.

In the second inning, Craigie recovered a set 66-1 and drew 1-1 with Rod Lawlor. In the third inning, Craigie scored an outstanding 86 and won the game 94-0 to take a 2-1 lead over Rod Lawlor. But Rod Lawler then showed tenacious fighting spirit, and then Rod Lawler won the fourth set 70-17 and drew 2-2 with Craigie.

After the fifth inning, Rod Lawler won another set 72-8 and took the match point 3-2 ahead of Craigie. In the sixth game, Rod Lawler won the game 73:46 and eliminated Craigie 4-2 to advance to the round of 64 of this year's British Open.

Wakelin won four straight games to defeat Padgett 4-3

In the match between Wakelin and Padgett, Wakelin once again proved his strength with an extreme comeback performance. In the opening game, Padgett scored a single 56 to take a 90-8 lead to take a 1-0 lead.

In the second game, Padgett won another game at 68:11 to extend his advantage over Wakelin 2-0. In the third game, Padgett won another game with a 73:40 performance to take a 3-0 lead over Wakelin. However, after this game, Wakelin staged a super comeback. The game came to the fourth inning, which Wakelin won 67-52 and trailed Padgett 1-3.

In the fifth game, Wakelin won another game at 60:46, trailing Padgett 2-3 to close the score. In the sixth game, Wakelin shot a single 65 to win the game 70:23, and drew 3-3 with Padgett to usher in the double match point. In the seventh inning, Wakelin won the game 60:15 and defeated Padgett 4-3.