On November 27, 2023, Beijing time, the Snooker British Championship ended the second day of competition, and there were two more games in the first round that caused big upsets. Post-80s world champion Shaun Murphy lost to Hussein Vafi 4-6 and suffered a first-round tour, and Ali Carter lost to Matthew Selt 3-6 and was also out in the first round. So far, there have been four seeded players who have been beaten in the first round: Mark Allen, Kyren Wilson, Shaun Murphy and Ali Carter.
On the second day of the main match, two Chinese players appeared on the court, and the result was still one win and one loss. Seeded Zhang Anda battled hard in 11 games, and he won two games in a row after falling behind 4-5 to narrowly beat Slesser 6-5 to advance to the round of 16. In the whole game, Zhang Anda hit 5 shots of 50+, with an average shot time of 31.1 seconds, and the pace of the game was relatively slow. In the other game, Yuan Sijun lost 4-6 to the new world champion Luca Brecel, who hit two shots to break 100 with a shot time of 20.3 seconds, which is relatively fast.
So far, four Chinese players have made their British Championship debuts, Ding Junhui and Zhang Anda have successfully advanced to the round of 16, and Fan Zhengyi and Yuan Sijun have unfortunately stopped. Ding Junhui will face Tom Forde in the second round of the main event, and Zhang Anda will face Luca Brecel, and both Chinese players have a chance to move forward.
On matchday two, there was another upset, as World Champion Shaun Murphy was in average form, losing 4-6 to qualifier Hussein Wafay and suffering another round of defeat. During this time, Shaun Murphy spoke out controversially, first in a war of words with O'Sullivan, and secondly in mocking Ding Junhui's balloon, which fell into controversy. However, the game still has to rely on strength, and Shaun Murphy has suffered a round in a row, and his controversial statements are obviously untenable.
In addition to Shaun Murphy, Ali Carter lost 3-6 to Matthew Selt, and Ali Carter suffered a round trip. So far, the tournament has only been played on the second day, and four seeded players have been upset, namely Mark Allen, Kyren Wilson, Shaun Murphy, and Ali Carter. The qualifiers have already played multiple matches before and can get into action faster, which is a big reason for the upset.
On the third matchday, China's Pang Junxu appeared in the first round against Judd Trump, which was obviously a tough battle as well. The other three games are Barry Hawkins vs. Ben Wollaston, Mark Selby vs. Mark Joyce, and Lisowski vs. Jamie Jones. Trump is the hottest player this season, and of course the favorite to win the British Championships.