On November 26, Beijing time, the first round of the Snooker British Championship ended successfully with four exciting matchups, and the two super reversal battles with a huge disparity in strength but finally turned defeat into victory have been shocking so far, and at the same time, Kyren Wilson, ranked eighth in the world, also suffered an unexpected upset. Among them, Fan Zhengyi lost to Mark Williams 4-6, while Ding Junhui defeated the defending champion Mark Allen in a 6-5 defeat and successfully advanced to the next round. In addition, Tom Forde, who had stood out in the qualifying round, had a bad start against Sancam in the first round, but he burst into a magical power in a desperate situation, winning five games in a row, achieving a big comeback 6-5 and winning a valuable ticket to the round of 16.
In addition, Jamie Clarke faced Kyren Wilson, a post-90s star ranked eighth in the world, although he fell into a 1-5 decline at the beginning, but in the face of adversity, this player showed tenacious fighting spirit, won five games in a row, and successfully achieved a 6-5 super reversal, refreshing the audience's perception of the headwind and turning the tables, and contributing a surprise to the top 16 lineup. To sum up, there are four players who are no less powerful in this tournament who have successfully advanced to the round of 16, they are the top two players in the world, Mark Williams, Ding Junhui and Tom Forde, who have previously stood out in the qualifying round, and of course, the king of this counterattack, Jamie Clark.
In this unpredictable first-round matchup, world No. 9 Mark Williams faced Fan Zhengyi, a new generation of youngsters from China. Although the two sides failed to score more than 50 points in a single stroke in the first six games, only Mark Williams fought to a 3-3 draw with his solid and steady defense and Fan Zheng's performance of 50+ in a single stroke three times. However, when the game entered a critical moment, Mark Williams relied on his incomparably accurate long-range skills to blast 54 and 61 points in a single stroke in succession, thus winning two games in a row and getting the match point 5-3. Even though Fan Zhengyi scored a single stroke of 130 points in a desperate situation to save a crucial match point, he could not resist Mark Williams' attack when the competition became more and more fierce in the final game, and finally Mark Williams sealed the victory with a single stroke performance of 86 points, defeating Fan Zhengyi with a total score of 6-4 and successfully advancing to the round of 16.
On the other hand, Ding Junhui's fight with defending champion Mark Allen is extremely entertaining. Just as the battle for the championship and runner-up in last year's British Championships was repeated, the competition between the two racers became more and more intense, and the whole process of the competition was tight and full of ups and downs. After a tense and exciting competition, Ding Junhui broke 100 with a single stroke at the last moment of the game, and successfully defeated Mark Allen with a score of 6-5 with a fatal blow and advanced to the top 16. This also allows us to see the successful moment of revenge, after all, in the final of last year's British Championships, Ding Junhui was overturned by Allen.
Then there's Tom Forde, who has just earned a place in the top 16 list, and he will face a formidable Thai star Sankham in the first round. In this encounter, Tom Forde was a little sluggish in the early stages and soon fell behind 1-5. However, in this desperate moment, Tom Forde suddenly showed amazing explosiveness, played a wave of five consecutive wins, and defeated Sancam with a score of 6-5, successfully achieving a shocking reversal. Finally, it is important to note that Jamie Clark, who successfully stood out from the qualifying round, faced the world's eighth-ranked post-90s star Kyren Wilson, although he also gradually gained an advantage from a 1-5 disadvantage, but after surviving in a desperate situation, he showed perseverance, won five games in a row, created a 6-5 super comeback miracle, and successfully advanced to the round of 16. Undoubtedly, this super reversal is magical and breathtaking!