In the decisive round of the 2024 Snooker World Championship Qualifying Tournament, Yuan Sijun played against Stephen Maguire, and in the end, Maguire advanced to the main match 10-6 and refused to cause an upset!
China's post-00 teenager Yuan Sijun, ranked 37th in the world, won the last round, which was not easy for him to win, and defeated Michael White 10-8 in a thrilling 0-4 game to enter the fourth round.
Maguire, the six-time champion of the ranking tournament, is ranked 28th in the world, and is also a post-80s player who has won the ranking championship, and was once a long-term TOP16 player, very strong, and he beat Ashley Hughill 10-7 in the last round. The two have played each other a total of 6 times before, and Maguire has a 4-2 advantage, so the strength is still stronger.
In the first and second games, Yuan Sijun won two games in a row with 76 points and 61 points in a single stroke 2-0. In the third game, Maguire won with a single stroke of 94 points, 1-2. In the 4th game, Yuan Sijun won 55-19 many times and led 3-1. From the fifth to the seventh game, Maguire won three games in a row 93-5, 77-9 and 72-23 to win 4-3. In the 8th game, Yuan Sijun narrowly won 59-28, 4-4. In the 9th game, Maguire won 63-10, and after the first stage, Maguire led Yuan Sijun 5-4.
In the 10th game, Yuan Sijun scored 89 points in a single stroke, won 108-22, 5-5. Maguire hit two shots to break 100 and one shot to 50+ and won three games in a row 8-5. Yuan Sijun scored 62 points in a single stroke to pull back a game to 6-8. In the 15th game, Maguire narrowly won 65-34 and got the match point 9-6. In the 16th game, Maguire won with a single stroke of 100 points and advanced 10-6.