On April 18, 2024, Beijing time, in the fourth round of the just-concluded World Snooker Championship Qualifying Tournament, Grand Slam winner Neil Robertson lost 9-10 to Jamie Jones with a single shot of 103, 104, 59, 79, 67, and 59 points, but he ushered in his 101st shot in Crucible.
In other matches at the end of the same time period, Iran's first brother Wafi defeated Jiang Jun 10-5 with a single stroke of 120 points, 74 points, 68 points, 63 points, 68 points, 65 points, 71 points and five consecutive games to complete the promotion.
David Gilbert defeated Xiao Guodong 10-6 to enter the main match with an outstanding performance of 59 points, 67 points, 70 points, 60 points, 52 points, and 68 points in a single stroke.
Robertson suffered a brutal comeback and lost 9-10 to Jones
In the match between Neil Robertson and Jamie Jones, the two players played very closely. As soon as the game came up, Jones won two games in a row with a single stroke of 79 points and 85:40 to take a 2-0 lead.
Then Robertson chased two games in a row with 63:16 and 103 points in a single stroke to draw 2-2 with Jones. Immediately afterwards, Jones scored 135 points in a single stroke to take a 3-2 lead. After that, Robertson won two games in a row with 70:10 and 104 points in a single stroke to overtake Jones 4-3.
Next, Jones won two games in a row with a single stroke of 52 points and 68:10 to take a 5-4 lead. Then Robertson scored 59 points, 79 points, 67 points, and 59 points in a single shot to win four games in a row and lead Jones 8-5.
After that, Jones scored 101 points, 73 points and 75:39 in a single stroke, winning three consecutive games to draw 8-8 with Robertson. Immediately afterward, Robertson won another game to take a 9-8 lead. After that, Jones won two games in a row with 75:29 and a single stroke of 60 points and 68:0 to defeat Robertson 10-9 to advance.
Wafei won five games in a row to defeat Jiang Jun 10-5 to advance
In the match between Iran's first brother Wafi and Chinese teenager Jiang Jun, Wafei completed the promotion with an outstanding performance. As soon as the game came up, Jiang Jun won three games in a row with a single shot of 51 points, 85:21, 65:8, and 63:37 to take a 3-0 lead.
But then, Wafei won five games in a row with 68:36 and 63, 74, 68 and 65 points in a single stroke and completed the overtake of Jiang Jun 5-3.
Then Jiang Jun scored 118 points in a single stroke to get back a game and fall behind Wafei 4-5, and then Wafei won three games in a row with 69:1 and 71 and 68 points in a single stroke and took an 8-4 lead.
Although Jiang Jun scored 131 points in a single stroke in the next game to win a city, Wafei then scored 120 points in a single stroke and won two games in a row with a performance of 67:49 and finally defeated Jiang Jun 10-5.
Xiao Guodong missed a good opportunity to lose 6-10 to Gilbert
In the match between Xiao Guodong and David Gilbert, both players played a good competitive form. As soon as the game came up, Gilbert won five consecutive games to take a 5-0 lead with a single stroke of 59 points, 67 points, 83:9, 96:1, and 95:42.
Then Xiao Guodong scored 52 points in a single stroke to pull back a game and fall behind Gilbert 1-5. Immediately afterwards, Gilbert won three of the next four games with a single stroke of 70 and 60 points and took an 8-2 lead. Next, Xiao Guodong scored 98 points, 84 points and 105 points in a single stroke to return to Gilbert with a 3-1 and trailed Gilbert 5-9.
Although Xiao Guodong then scored 54 points in a single stroke to win another game and once fell behind Gilbert 6-9, Gilbert had no choice but to complete the single-game reversal with a single-stroke performance of 68 points and finally defeated Xiao Guodong 10-6.