Dominic Dale is "surprised" by the return of the World Snooker Championship after a 10-year absence
On April 19, 2024, according to Hegel, after 10 years of absence from the main event of the World Championships held in Crucible, Dominic Dale passed the qualifying round in Sheffield and will be on Crucible this month.
The 52-year-old became the oldest qualifier to reach the main draw since Steve Davies in 2010 with a 10-8 win over Ho Kwok Keung.
It's been a great season for the astronaut, who has reached the quarterfinals of the ranking tournament twice, and it's a dream for him to finish on the sport's biggest stage.
"I was actually surprised," he said. I was 9-6 up and had a couple of golden chances, but I wasn't nervous. It's been a long time since I've played a tournament of this magnitude, not necessarily financially, but to get back to Crucible. At my age, I never dreamed that I would be able to play well enough to achieve my goal of landing in Crucible. I have to play so many fights now to qualify, and I sometimes wonder if I have what it takes to play that many fights, but luckily I did it tonight. ”
Veteran Davis reached the last eight in his last World Championship appearance in 2010, and Dale also reached the last eight in his final game of 2014, when he lost to Hawkins in the decider.
"I've reached the quarter-finals of the World Championships twice in the past and I'm going to reach the quarter-finals again this year," Dyer said. ”
Former world champion Bingham also beat Heathcote 10-8 to advance to the main draw, giving himself a chance. He ended a bad season with a great performance.
The 2015 World Champion dropped to No. 29 in the world rankings after a period of poor results, and he hinted that off-court issues would distract him.
"I try not to think about snooker, but I still have some things to do," he said. I don't feel like I've played so badly all season, but I've met players who have played well. ”
"I remember in the World Open qualifiers, I beat Chadha 5-3 and then lost 1-4 to Fu Jiajun, I didn't have any ideas at the time, almost nothing happened. ”
"I had almost eight weeks off, played in the Home Dead Champions League, played in old-fashioned Chinese pool in China, and came back and worked hard and did some good practice against Davis, Hawkins and Kyren Wilson. I came here and I had a good ball feel and it paid off. ”
The seeded players will face some very difficult problems in Thursday's draw, with Lisowski and Harry Maguire securing a trip to Crucible on Tuesday night, beating Stevens and Yuan Sijun, respectively.
Also advancing were Lu Haotian, Robbie Williams, Jack Jones and Everton. (Welcome to click to pay attention to moisturizing AB, please indicate the source for reprinting, thank you)