On April 18, 2024, the draw ceremony for the Snooker World Championship ended, and the top 32 matches in the main competition were released.
In the first half, Luca Brecel vs Gilbert, Pang Junxu vs Milkins, Carter vs Maguire, Shaun Murphy vs Lu Haotian, Selby vs Joe O'Connor, Kyren Wilson vs Dominic Dyer, Higgins vs Jamie Jones, Mark Allen vs Robbie Williams, of which Luca Brecel is the defending champion, so the seeding is still ahead of world No. 1 O'Sullivan.
In the second half, Trump vs Hussein Wafai, Tom Forde vs Rickie Wharton, Zhang Anda vs Jack Jones, Mark Williams vs Si Jiahui, Ding Junhui vs Lisowski, Gary Wilson vs Bingham, Hawkins vs Ryan Day, O'Sullivan vs Jackson Page, O'Sullivan is the second seed, and the other three can't stop him, and it is difficult to predict whether he can stage in the Ding Olympics.
Judging from the signing of Chinese players, the first half of the region must be relatively easy to play, Milkins is very far behind in the 16 seeded players, there are only two ranking champions at present, Pang Junxu is fully equipped with the possibility of an upset, as for Lu Haotian, it is much more difficult to advance, although Murphy often loses upsets during this time, but after all, the strength is there, and Lu Haotian has no advantage in all aspects.
Zhang Anda is on the sign, although Jack Jones performed well, but the feel is often difficult to maintain, the on-the-spot performance is not stable, from his experience of not advancing to the finals, it can be seen that Zhang Anda has a significantly greater chance of winning, Si Jiahui is last year's dark horse, this year in the qualifying round played quite well, Mark Williams previously defeated O'Sullivan to win the championship, it depends on who is in better shape.
Of course, the one with the most attention is Ding Junhui, after all, he is the first person in Chinese snooker, the runner-up with the best result in the past, and he is considered to be signed when he encounters Lisowski, because Lisowski is the highest-ranked player in the qualifying round, and he has the level of a seeded player, although Ding Junhui has a good record against Lisowski, it is still difficult to get through, which also worries fans.
Ding Junhui is encountering layers of difficulties, first Lisowski, followed by Gary Wilson or Bingham, not to mention O'Sullivan and Trump in the same district, Si Jiahui can not be ignored, it is entirely possible to meet Zhang Anda, if you overcome this unfavorable signing to win the championship, its gold content is naturally self-evident, I hope Ding Junhui can be down-to-earth and go all out to fight without regrets.