On April 20, 2024, Beijing time, the main draw of the World Snooker Championship started. The World Championship is one of the three major snooker competitions, and it is also the highest-level event. In history, O'Sullivan and Hendry each won 7 World Championships and tied for the first place, but according to O'Sullivan's current state, it is likely to surpass Hendry to become the first person in history. The defending champion of this tournament is Brechel, and from the current odds to win the championship, O'Sullivan is the biggest favorite to win the championship.
In this competition, all the professional players of the Chinese Legion played and strived to set a new record. The Chinese Army's best result in the World Championships was Ding Junhui's runner-up result, and players such as Fu Jiajun and Si Jiahui also reached the semifinals. Last season's professional rookie Si Jiahui went all the way from the qualifying round to the semifinals, and was finally eliminated with a 14-5 lead. In this competition, Si Jiahui, Lu Haotian and Pang Junxu broke through from the qualifying round and once again attacked the championship trophy.
On this match day, Zhang Anda of the Chinese Army, defending champion Brecel, world champion Trump and others played one after another, in the two games that have ended, Zhang Anda was in a sluggish state, temporarily behind Jack Jones 2:5, Brecel 6:3 David Gilbert. The following are the results of Trump and other games.
特鲁姆普6:3侯赛因.瓦菲
Judd Trump is ranked No. 2 in the world and Hussein Wafi is No. 19. Trump has won 28 ranking titles in his career, tied for fourth place with Davis in the all-time rankings, and is getting closer and closer to the 31 titles of Higgins in third place, and at the current rate of victory, he is expected to surpass Higgins next season. This season, Trump won five championships and ranked first in a single season. However, O'Sullivan's five crowns are of higher quality, and O'Sullivan is more optimistic about winning the championship in this competition.
Hussein Wafi has won a single-game limited-time tournament in his career and is ranked in the top 16 in the world. Wafi has been in good form this season, reaching the semi-finals of the British Championship and the British Open, but it will not be easy to win against the in-form Trump. In the first game of the game, Trump quickly entered the state, and won the first game with 94:13 with a single stroke of 63 points, making a good start. In the second game, Hussein Wafai scored 56 points in a single stroke, but unfortunately the key ball was wrong, and Trump achieved a single-game reversal with 66 points in a single stroke.
In the third game, Wafei still folded on the key superscore ball, although he scored 53 points in a single stroke, but unfortunately he was reversed by Trump with 72 points in a single stroke, and the big score was 3:0 ahead. In the fourth game, Hussein Wafi scored 60 points in a single stroke and pulled back a game with a difficult score of 72:15, falling behind 1:3. In the fifth game, Trump scored twice and scored 56 points in a single stroke, winning 64:44. In the sixth game, Wafei seized the opportunity to get started, and won with a single shot of 138 points, falling behind 2:4. In the seventh game, Trump scored 77 points in a single stroke and won the game 77:18, leading 5:2. In the eighth game, Trump scored three times, and finally won the game 97-0, leading 6-2. In the ninth game, Hussein Wafi scored 74 points in a single stroke to win the game, and the big score was 3:6 behind.
Ali Carter 5:3 Maguire
Ali Carter is ranked 9th in the world and Harry Maguire is ranked 28th. Although Ali Carter has an advantage in terms of rankings, Maguire has won 6 ranking championships in his career, and Ali Carter only has 5, so Maguire is not inferior to Carter in terms of strength. This season, Ali Carter reached the finals of the Wuhan Open and the Masters, but unfortunately did not win the title. Maguire's form has been sluggish in recent seasons, with his best result this season coming in the quarter-finals of the National Championships.
After the start of the game, Maguire quickly entered the state, and in the first game of the game, Maguire scored 93 points in a single stroke to win the game and made a good start. In the second game, Maguire played accurately from the platform and won by breaking 114 points with a single stroke, leading 2:0. In the third game, Ali Carter scored piecemeal and finally won the game 60-6. In the fourth game, Ali Carter scored 79 points in a single stroke, and won the next game with 79:11, and the big score was 2:2.
In the fifth game, Maguire started from afar and scored 134 points in a single stroke, leading 3:2. In the sixth game, the two alternated scores on the spot, and finally Ali Carter received the final black ball and won the game 66-57. In the seventh game, Ali Carter won the game 117:9 with a single stroke of 94 points, leading 4:3. In the eighth game, Ali Carter scored many times, and finally won the game 64:46, leading 5:3.