At 17:00 Beijing time on April 20, 2024, the main event of the World Snooker Championship will officially kick off. Defending champion Brecel takes on Gilbert and China's Zhang Anda meets Jack Jones to kick off the opener. In addition, Carter and Trump will also play on the first day of the World Championships.
In the other matches of the Chinese team, Lu Haotian will take on Murphy, and Si Jiahui will take on Mark Williams. Pang Junxu faced Milkins, and Ding Junhui made an appointment to fight Lisowski. The tournament's top favourite, Ronnie O'Sullivan, will face Jackson Page, while Gary Wilson will meet former world champion Bingham.
It is worth mentioning that Ding Junhui fell into the death half zone because he was in the same district as Bingham, O'Sullivan and ♥ others. O'Sullivan hit the eighth crown of the World Championships, the penultimate time, and did not need to take revenge on O'Sullivan in the semifinals.
O'Sullivan will hit the eighth crown of the individual World Championships
In this World Championships, the match of the top favorite O'Sullivan will be very much worth looking forward to. In the two stages of the match at 21:30 on April 24, 2024 and 20:00 Beijing time on April 25, 2024, O'Sullivan will compete with Page for a place in the round of 16.
As the top favorite to win the World Championships, O'Sullivan has won five championship trophies this season, including the Masters and the British Championship. And once he can complete the World Championship victory, then he will break a number of records on the World Snooker Tour.
For example, the single-season Grand Slam record, overall championship record, ranking tournament winning record, Grand Slam record, and three major championship records that have been in the dust for many years. Moreover, in O'Sullivan's half, only Trump is a strong opponent, so he has a good chance of hitting the eight crowns.
Ding Junhui fell into the death half, and it was very difficult to compete for the championship
In the first round of the World Championships, China's Ding Junhui will face England's Lisowski, and the match between the two players will be played at 17:00 Beijing time on April 23, 2024 and 17:00 Beijing time on April 24, 2024.
Although Lisowski is the number one strong player in the qualifiers, judging from this draw, this is definitely a good signing for Ding Junhui. In the past record, Lisowski has lost to Ding Junhui three times in a row, and each time it is a disparity.
Therefore, Ding Junhui will have a good chance of advancing in the first round of the World Championships. But from the second round onwards, Ding Junhui's game will not be easy. In the second round, Ding Junhui will meet the winner between Bingham and Gary Wilson.
If he can advance, then he will most likely meet the world No. 1 O'Sullivan in the quarterfinals. Even if he can move forward, he could face Trump in the semifinals. So for Ding Junhui, this is a veritable death half.
I don't have the desire to get revenge on O'Sullivan in the semifinals
In the first round of the World Championships, Trump will face Iran's first brother Wafi in two stages at 21:30 on April 20, 2024 and 21:30 Beijing time on April 21, 2024 to start the championship journey of this World Championships.
For Trump, what he desires is more than just beating Wafai to qualify. Trump prefers that he can meet O'Sullivan in the semifinals of the World Championships and complete revenge, so as to prove his ability. In the past three finals between Trump and O'Sullivan, O'Sullivan has completed three consecutive victories against Trump.
In the head-to-head record, O'Sullivan has also beaten Trump four times in a row. If Trump continues to lose like this, then his confidence is bound to be greatly affected. So, if he wants to break this situation, then he must beat his strong opponents in the key matches of major tournaments. Obviously, the World Championships are such an opportunity, and he has the ability to do so, and he will have a chance to do better.