On April 17, Beijing time, the World Snooker Championship entered the final sprint stage of the group stage, 10 people from the Chinese Legion advanced to the decisive round, on the last match day, the Chinese Legion 4 people played only Lu Haotian alone to fight out of the encirclement, this match day, the remaining six people of the Chinese Legion have played, in the first stage of the decisive round that has just ended, Si Jiahui staged five consecutive whips in the case of 0-4 behind, 5-4 temporarily lead, and the post-90s star Cao Yupeng 4-5 behind the teenager Pang Junxu. The biggest upset of the day came from qualifying Grand Slam champion Neil Robertson, who trailed James Jones 4-5. Falling into the risk of being out.
Neil Robertson trailed James Jones 4-5 and was in danger
As one of the 80 Five Tigers, Neil Robertson has won 23 ranking tournaments and 5 147 perfect scores in his career, and is the first post-80s player to win the World Championships, Masters, and British Championships, and ranks sixth on the all-time championship list.
But this is such a legend who has been in the middle of a qualifying race because of the slump in the past two seasons.
Neil Robertson started the World Championship from the third round of qualifying, swept Surty 10-2 in the third round, and welcomed the challenge of James Jones in the fourth round.
At the beginning, James Jones scored 79 points in a single stroke and won two games in a row, and Neil Robertson, who was not to be outdone, scored 103 points in a single stroke, chased 2 games in a row, and drew 2-2.
In the fifth game, James Jones scored 135 points in a single stroke, and the big score was 3-2. Neil Robertson scored 104 points in a single stroke, and the next two games were still colored. The big score is 4-3 ahead.
However, James Jones, who was in hot form, scored 52 points in a single stroke again and led 5-4 to end the first stage of the game.
Si Jiahui staged five consecutive whips and led Wu Yize 5-4
Si Jiahui, ranked 21st in the world, made it all the way to the semifinals of the World Championships last season, and was overturned by Belgian bullet Luca Brecel after leading 14-5 in the semi-finals.
After the World Championships, Si Jiahui's state declined seriously, although he still has strong accuracy, but the level of movement is too poor, which always makes it difficult for him to go far.
Coming to the World Championships, Si Jiahui was in average condition, and in the third round, when he fell behind 7-9, he fired three consecutive whips to beat Belgian star Ben Miltens 10-9.
In the fourth round, in the face of the teenager Wu Yize, Si Jiahui continued to slump, he has always been known for his accuracy, his single-stroke winning ability has declined seriously, and he has made mistakes again and again, while Wu Yize scored 67 points, 131 points, 59 points, 58 points, and scored four games in a row, giving the former World Championships semi-finals a dismount.
But the skinny camel is bigger than the horse, from the fifth game, Si Jiahui's state began to recover, the fifth game with many hands, 75-71 to complete a single game reversal, and then it was out of control, playing a single stroke 112 points, 110 points, 59 points, blasted out of five consecutive whips, 5-4 lead Wu Yize to end the first stage of the competition, Si Jiahui, who was in a recovering state, undoubtedly gained a huge advantage in advancing to the finals.
In other games, Xiao Guodong fell behind Gilbert 2-7, Jiang Jun fell behind 4-5 and eliminated Fu Jiajun's Iranian brother Hussein Wafi, Pang Junxu and Cao Yupeng In the civil war, with excellent defense, without playing a shot of 50+, 5-4 pressed the post-90s star Cao Yupeng, who played two shots of 50+.
The second phase of the match between the two sides will start in the early hours of April 18. How many members of the Chinese Legion can advance to the main competition, we will wait and see!