On April 19, Beijing time, it was reported that the 2024 World Snooker Championship is about to start. World No. 1 "Rocket" Ronnie O'Sullivan will challenge for his 8th World Championship title. In the first round, O'Sullivan's opponent was "Little Pig" Jackson Page, who reversed 10-9 in the qualifying round of the World Championships and defeated Norpen Sancam, who scored a perfect score of 147 in this competition, 10-9.
After a season of competition, the 2023-24 Snooker Tour has entered the final stage, and the Snooker Crucible World Championship is about to be grandly staged, and the world's No. 1 "Rocket" Ronnie O'Sullivan is undoubtedly the biggest favorite to win the championship. Before the start of the World Championships, players outside the top 16 in the world will need to play qualifying.
Jackson Page, ranked 43rd in the world, won a ticket to the main event of the World Championships through two rounds of qualifying victories. Page had a bye in the first two rounds of qualifying, and the third round of qualifying began against 2006 world champion Graeme Dort, ranked 54th in the world.
In this match, Page took a 6-3 lead in the first stage, and then launched a wave of 4-2 offensive in the second stage, easily defeating the former world champion with an aggregate score of 10-5 and advancing strongly to the promotion round.
Coming to the promotion round, Page's opponent is Germany's Noppon Sancam, who has scored a full score of 147 points in this qualifying tournament, which can be said to be in good shape and momentum, in the face of such an opponent, Page played very hard throughout the game, leading 5-4 in the first stage, and was once 8-9 by Sancam in the second stage.
In a desperate situation, Page won two games in a row, and the total score was 10-9 to eliminate the opponent, and he advanced to the main match of the World Championships. At the draw ceremony for the main draw of the World Championships, he encountered a draw, and his opponent was the seven-time world champion "Rocket" O'Sullivan. So, will there be a miracle for Paige?