On April 22, 2024, the World Snooker Championship continued, and world champion Shaun Murphy defeated China's Lv Haotian 10-5 to become the sixth player to advance to the round of 16.
Chinese player Lu Haotian is ranked 26th in the world, the best result of his career is the runner-up, lost to Matthew Selt in the final, as a frequent visitor to Crucible, Lu Haotian's results this season are okay, last year there was a highlight moment of victory over O'Sullivan, but in general, there is a gap between the strength and the seeded players, and the overall winning rate is low in the past, not to mention that the opponent is a Grand Slam winner.
Shaun Murphy is ranked 8th in the world, has won the ranking tournament 12 times in his career, won the World Championships, the Masters, and the British Championships once, especially the World Championships, which is unbelievable, at the age of 22, as a qualifier to the end, the World Championships upset and won the championship, although the results in recent years are not particularly ideal, but no one dares to underestimate this famous player, Lu Haotian has no advantage in all aspects.
After the start of the game, in the first game, Shaun Murphy scored 53 points in a single stroke, taking the lead with 71-23, and in the second game, Lu Haotian only scored 33 points to interrupt the attack, Shaun Murphy scored 71 points in a single stroke and won another game, in the third game, Lu Haotian played many times, and pulled back a game with 95-4, although Lu Haotian advanced the red ball in the fourth game, but failed to continue to connect, Shaun Murphy seized the opportunity and scored 90 points in a single stroke.
After halftime, in the fifth game, Shaun Murphy made a mistake in the super score, and was cleared by Lu Haotian, and won 65-58, in the sixth game, Shaun Murphy scored 82 points in a single stroke, and in the seventh game, Shaun Murphy played many times and won another game with 114-5, in the eighth game, Lu Haotian did not score, and Shaun Murphy completed the super score with 64-0, and in the ninth game, Shaun Murphy took advantage of the situation to chase and directly hit 111 points in a single stroke.
In the 10th game, Sean Murphy narrowly won 63-58, in the 11th game, Sean Murphy scored 60 points in a single stroke and won the game 95-7, in the 12th game Lv Haotian reversed 63-59, in the 13th game, Shawn Murphy scored 55 points in a single stroke, pulled back a game with 80-15, and took the lead in getting the match point, in the 14th game, Lv Haotian scored 117 points in a single stroke, and in the 15th game, Shawn Murphy scored 81 points in a single stroke to end the game, and finally defeated Lv Haotian 10-5.
With Lu Haotian losing to Shaun Murphy, Zhang Anda losing to Jack Jones, there are still 3 Chinese players left, Ding Junhui and Si Jiahui may have surprises, Pang Junxu is relatively easy to sign well, Trump, Shaun Murphy, Tom Forde, Gilbert, Maguire, Jack Jones have advanced to the round of 16, and Selby is 2-7 behind, or become the fourth seed, so stay tuned.