On April 18, 2024, the top 32 of the World Snooker Championship were born, 16 qualifiers stood out and went to Crucible to challenge the seeded players, Chinese players Si Jiahui, Pang Junxu, and Lv Haotian passed, and the world champion Robertson lost to Jamie Jones 9-10.
In the fourth round of the qualifying round, 10 Chinese players played, before 1 win and 3 losses, only Lu Haotian eliminated Jensen Kendrick, and now the other six people are on the stage, the derby determines two seats in the main match, Pang Junxu played a single stroke 66 points, 57 points, 56 points, 50 points 10-8 reversal Cao Yupeng, although Pang Junxu is in average condition, there are not many consecutive points during this time, but the overall performance is still very stable.
The last semi-finals won a big victory, Si Jiahui blasted out a single stroke 112 points, 110 points, 82 points, 73 points, 59 points 10-4 to defeat Wu Yize, 0-4 behind and won 10 games in a row, this process is unexpected, Si Jiahui has come to Crucible for two consecutive years, if he can maintain his current state, it is not difficult to achieve good results, outside fans are looking forward to this, optimistic that he will beat the seeded players.
The last two games are completely the difference in ability, Gilbert scored 70 points, 68 points, 67 points, 60 points, 59 points, 52 points to defeat Xiao Guodong 10-6, Hussein Wafei blasted a single stroke 120 points, 74 points, 71 points, 68 points, 68 points, 65 points, 63 points 10-5 to eliminate Jiang Jun, the opponent was once ranked in the top 16, itself has the level of a seeded player, so it is normal to lose the game.
The biggest upset in the qualifying round, when the world champion is out, Robertson left regrets, failed to withstand the pressure at the critical moment, Jamie Jones blasted out a single stroke 135 points, 101 points, 79 points, 73 points, 60 points, 52 points 10-9 narrowly defeated Robertson, this season's Robertson's performance is really indescribable, everyone is particularly disappointed in this, I really didn't expect that Robertson didn't even enter the main game.
In other games, Jackson Page defeated Thailand's Norpeng Sangkham 10-9, the two were not in good shape overall, each with a shot to break 100 and 50+, Ryan Day defeated Scott Donaldson 10-9, and the win was also thrilling, Joe O'Connor eliminated Matthew Selt 10-8, almost missing the main draw, three Chinese players stood out in the qualifying round, and seeded players Ding Junhui and Zhang Anda.
In addition to the top 16 players, there are 16 qualifiers: Si Jiahui, Lu Haotian, Pang Junxu, Lisowski, Bingham, Gilbert, Jamie Jones, Ryan Day, Jackson Page, Joe O'Connor, Hussein Wafai, Maguire, Dominic Dyer, Rich Wharton, Jack Jones, Robbie Williams, and the draw for the main draw was held at 15:45 today.