10-9!Snooker Extreme Reversal: The Chinese teenager made a miraculous comeback 7-9, and the world champion was eliminated
On April 16, 2024, Beijing time, the Snooker World Championship ended all the third round of the qualifying round, and the Chinese players played quite well. Ten Chinese players entered Judgment Day, including two Chinese derbys, and the Chinese players locked in at least two more spots in the main event.
Among the Chinese players who appeared on the day, only Fu Jiajun lost the foreign battle, he lost 4-10 to Hussein Waafi, missing out on the fourth round of qualifying, and this is the end of the season's journey. There are also two Chinese derbies that are very fiercely contested, Wu Yize lost 4 games in a row with an 8-4 lead, but won two games in a row at the last moment, eliminating Tian Pengfei 10-8, Wu Yize scored 144 points in a single stroke, which is quite strong. Cao Yupeng hit two shots to break 100 and defeated Ma Hailong 10-4.
Newcomer Jiang Jun continued to surprise and faced the strong Sam Craigie, Jiang Jun shot 7 shots of 50+ and won 10-8. Xiao Guodong also shot 7 shots of 50+ and defeated Lin Shanfeng 10-2. Pang Junxu hit one shot to break 100 and three shots of 50+, and eliminated Oliver Brown 10-7. Si Jiahui, the semi-finalist of the last World Championships, encountered stubborn resistance, and he lost three games in a row after leading 7-6, falling behind 7-9 and falling into a desperate situation.
However, Si Jiahui then staged a extreme reversal, first scoring 79 points in a single stroke to save a match point. In the 18th game, his opponent Ben Mertens scored 68 points in a single stroke, but Si Jiahui staged a extreme reversal of 70-69 to drag the game into a tiebreaker. In the final tiebreaker, Si Jiahui completed the super score many times, made a magical comeback of 10-9, eliminated Ben Mertens in a thrilling way, and advanced to the trial day.
In addition to the Chinese athletes, Neil Robertson, David Gilbert, Ryan Day, Scott Donaldson, Noppen Sancam, Jackson Page, Matthew Selt, Joe O'Connor and other celebrities will reach Judgment Day. Among them, Sancam hit the first shot of 147 in this World Championship and has a chance to hit the grand prize. Jackson Page eliminated Graeme Dott 10-5, and the post-70s world champion Graeme Dott was eliminated.
At present, the top 32 of the qualifying rounds are all released, and the specific matchups on trial day are:
Dominique Dyer vs Guoqiang, Lu Haotian vs Jenson Kendrick, Robbie Williams vs Chris Wakelin, Rich Wharton vs Mark Davis, Zhou Yuelong vs Jack Jones, Louis Heathcot vs Stuart Bingham, Stephen Maguire vs Yuan Sijun, Jack Lisowski vs Matthew Stevens, Scott Donaldson vs Ryan Day, Joe O'Connor vs Matthew Selt, Si Jiahui vs Wu Yize, Jackson Page vs Noppon · Sankham, Cao Yupeng vs. Pang Junxu, Jamie Jones vs. Neil Robertson, Hussein Vafi vs. Jiang Jun, Xiao Guodong vs. David Gilbert.
A total of 10 Chinese players reached the trial day, including two Chinese derbys, and theoretically, eight Chinese players can break into the main match from the qualifying round, expecting Chinese players to give it a go and make a historic breakthrough. It can be seen from the battle that the opponents of Lu Haotian and Zhou Yuelong are not too strong, and the Chinese players have ushered in a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, looking forward to their good news!