The first match day of the 1/8 finals of the 2023 British Snooker Championship ended, and 4 people took the lead in locking the top 8 seats: Trump, Ding Junhui, Mark Williams, and Selby.
Four Match Recap:
Trump bloodied Jamie Jones 6-0. No. 4 seed Trump is a world champion and a Grand Slam player, and he is also the favorite to win the championship, and his form this season is also very good.
Ding Junhui defeated Tom Forde 6-3. In the first half, Ding Junhui first hit two consecutive shots to break 100 and win two games in a row, and Fude responded with a shot to break 100 and a shot of 50+ to chase 2-2. In the second half, Ding Junhui won two games in a row 4-2, and Fude scored 62 points in a single stroke to chase 3-4, and then, Ding Junhui won two games in a row to advance 6-3, and in the ninth game, he broke 100 with a single stroke, domineering and advanced.
No. 9 seed Mark Williams vs. Jamie Clark, whether it is ranking, tournament experience or comprehensive strength, Williams has the upper hand! In this game, Williams started unfavorably and lost two games in a row, but then Williams won five games in a row 5-2 to get the match point, Clark chased two games in a row 4-5, but Williams still won easily in the tenth game, 6-4 to advance, the whole game, Williams played three shots to break 100, three shots 50+, Clark also had a shot to break 100.
In a match that ended a little later, a duel between seeded players, No. 5 seed Selby vs. No. 12 seed Hawkins, and finally the two battled to a tiebreaker, Selby won thrillingly, 6-5 to advance to the top 8.