On April 22, the first round of the World Championships was another upset, and the four-time champion and No. 5 seed Selby lost 6-10 to professional newcomer and qualifier O'Connor, and was tragically eliminated in the first round, becoming the fourth seeded player to be eliminated in the first round after Brecel, Zhang Anda and Carter!
Selby is the second in the 805 Tigers and a four-time World Championship champion, needless to say, but this season, Selby's form is really average, and his best result is only the runner-up of the British Open, and it is the only time in the season!
Despite this, in the face of O'Connor, Selby's strength is still high!
First of all, Selby and O'Connor have played each other 7 times in their careers, Selby won 6 and drew 1, maintaining a winning record of all wins, and just a few weeks ago, the two met in the Champions League finals, and Selby won 3-1 to win the championship!
O'Connor, on the other hand, was the last player to advance from the qualifying round to the main event, and he has never reached the top 32 of any ranking tournament this season!
Therefore, in this duel, Selby not only has an overall advantage, but it can also be said that the victory is completely in his hands, but there was an accident in the game!
In the first nine rounds, O'Connor scored 122 points, 101 points, two strokes to break 100, and three strokes of 50+, with an incredible five-game winning streak to take a 7-2 lead!
In the second stage, Selby finally scored 112 points to break 100 and 50+ in two strokes, but although O'Connor only had one shot of 50+ in the second stage, he still relied on the advantages and stable performance of the first stage to defeat Selby 10-6 and advance to the round of 16, which was the first victory between the two and also created the best result of the season!
He will face the winner between Kyren Wilson and Dale in the second round for a spot in the quarterfinals!
In another game at the same time, Uncle Ma Mark Williams drove high and low, and was chased by Si Jiahui to 4-5 only one game behind in the first game with the highest score of 142 points and two 50+ shots, and the two ended the first stage of the game!
Needless to say, Williams is a seven-five-three master, and at the age of 49, he just won the Players Championship, and he is a single-season Grand Slam and World Championship triple champion, and his strength is far above Si Jiahui!
Si Jiahui created a myth last season, making his debut at Crucible and reaching the semi-finals in one fell swoop, which is a miracle!
The two of them have never played against each other professionally, but Si Jiahui is still the undominant side!
But the game was not one-sided, Si Jiahui temporarily ended the game with a difference of one step with his stable performance, which created a good foundation for the final showdown result!
The second stage of the match between the two will start at the same time the next day, can Si Jiahui complete the reversal, and at the same time break Williams' record of not losing in the first round since 2015, which is very worth looking forward to!