In the just-concluded Snooker World Open Qualifying Tournament on January 25, 2024, Beijing time, four-time world champion Higgins was not in good shape, but he still swept Rosmuir 5-1 with a single shot of 52 and 79 points.
In other matches at the end of the same period, Lisowski was in a slump as he lost 2-5 to Germany's Krecks to announce his upset exit and miss out on qualifying for the round of 64.
Snooker star Maguire scored 53 points in a single shot and won five consecutive games to reverse Dorham 5-1. World No. 3 Mark Allen put in an excellent performance as he swept Petrov 5-1 to advance to the round of 64 with a single shot of 100, 68, 59 and 53.
Higgins won three games in a row to beat Rosmuir 5-1
In the match between Higgins and Rosmuir, although Higgins's form was not very ideal, he was good at controlling the pace of the game and still easily completed the promotion. In the first game, Higgins scored 52 points with a single shot and won the game 56:34 to take a 1-0 lead.
In the second game, Higgins won the game 85-39 with multiple layups and continued to lead Rosmuir 2-0. In the third game, Rosmuir scored 74 points with a single shot to win the game 85-6 and ensure that Higgins was 1-2 behind.
In the fourth game, Higgins won the game with a 101-0 performance and led Rosmuir 3-1 to extend the advantage. In the fifth game, Higgins won the game with a performance of 69:38 to lead Rosmuir 4-1.
In the sixth game, Higgins won the game with a single stroke of 79 points and 79:30, swept Rosmuir 5-1 and advanced to the round of 64.
Lisowski lost 2-5 to Klex and went out
In the match between Lisowski and Klex, Clexs played a beautiful game and he kept Lisowski out of the World Open. In the first game, Lisowski won the first game 54-45 to take a 1-0 lead.
In the second game, Klex pulled back with a performance of 80:27 to draw 1-1 with Lisowski. In the third game, Klex scored 133 points with a single stroke and won the game 133:0, thus overtaking Lisowski 2-1 to take the lead.
In the fourth game, Klex won the game 68-57 with multiple layups, thus leading Lisowski 3-1 to extend the advantage. In the fifth game, Lisowski scored 53 points with a single shot and won the game 86:1, trailing Clex 2-3.
In the sixth game, Klex scored 61 points and 74:32 with a single stroke to win the game, leading Lisowski 4-2 to get the match point. In the seventh game, Klex scored 57 points with a single stroke and won the game 79:2, defeating Lisowski 5-2.
Maguire won five games in a row and reversed Dorham 5-1 to advance
In the match between Maguire and Dorham, both players were in average form, and both players only shot two 50+ performances throughout the match. In the first game, Dorham scored 61 points with a single shot and won the first game 62:7 to take a 1-0 lead and take the lead.
In the second game, Maguire won the game 77:29 with his excellent ability to seize the opportunity and drew 1-1 with Dorham. In the third game, Maguire scored 63 points with a single shot and won the game 71:44, thus overtaking Dorham 2-1 to take the lead.
In the fourth game, Maguire won the game with a performance of 81:43 and led Doham 3-1 to extend his advantage.
In the fifth game, Maguire won the game 71-58 with his excellent ability to seize the opportunity and led Doham 4-1 to get the match point. In the sixth game, Maguire won the game with a performance of 66:40 and finally defeated Dorham 5-1 to successfully advance.
Mark Allen won four games in a row and swept Petrov 5-1
In the match between Mark Allen and Petrov, Allen once again played a very strong competitive form. In the first game, Allen won the game directly with a single-stroke performance of 100 points, and successfully took a 1-0 lead and took the lead.
In the second game, Allen scored 68 points with a single stroke to win the game 119:7 and lead Petrov 2-0. In the third game, Allen scored 80 points with multiple opportunities to get on and won the game 80:37, leading Petrov 3-0 to extend the advantage.
In the fourth game, Allen scored 59 points with a single stroke, won the game 85:31, and led Petrov 4-0 to get the match point. In the fifth game, Petrov won the game with a 95-0 performance, thus trailing Allen 1-4. In the sixth game, Allen scored 53 points with a single shot and won the game 90:12 and swept Petrov 5-1.