On April 22, 2024, Beijing time, the main event of the World Snooker Championship ushered in the third day of competition. The World Championships is the last ranking tournament of each season, and it is also the highest-level event, which is the final test of every player. In this competition, all the professional players of the Chinese Legion participated, and the top 16 in the world, Ding Junhui and Zhang Anda, started directly from the main match, and the other players started from the qualifying round, and only Pang Junxu, Si Jiahui and Lv Haotian broke through from the qualifying round.
The competition for a place in the round of 16 continues on this match day, and six players have successfully advanced to the round of 16 on the previous match day, David Gilbert defeated the defending champion Brecel 10:9, Jack Jones upset the Chinese player Zhang Anda 10:4 to advance, Trump defeated Hussein Wafai 10:5, Tom Ford 10:6 Wharton, Maguire upset Ali Carter 10:7 to advance, and Shaun Murphy eliminated Lu Haotian 10:5 to advance. On this match day, Selby, the four-time champion of the World Championships, will play one after another, and the following is the game situation.
Selby 6:10 Joe O'Connor
Selby is ranked 5th in the world and Joe O'Connor is ranked 30th. Selby has won 22 ranking tournaments in his career, especially four World Championships, and a two-lap Grand Slam, and is definitely the first person born in the 80s. Selby has been the world No. 1 in seven consecutive seasons in his career, but unfortunately his form has declined in recent seasons, and he has failed to win a ranking match this season, and he has suffered a round of defeat in the just-concluded Tour Championship, and has said in an interview that he has plans to retire.
Selby and Joe O'Connor last met in the Champions League this season, when Selby defeated Joe O'Connor to win the title. In the first game of the game, after a long battle, Joe O'Connor finally won the game 64-50 and got off to a good start. In the second game, Selby scored 60 points in a single stroke and pulled back a game with 98:0. In the third game, Joe O'Connor scored several times, and finally won the next game 81-6. In the fourth game, Selby scored three times and finally won the game 62:1, and the score was tied 2:2. Subsequently, Selby suddenly dropped the line and made continuous mistakes, Joe O'Connor seized the opportunity to score 122 points, 67 points, 101 points, 74 points and 61 points in a single stroke in a row, and won five games in a row, leading Selby 7:2.
In the 10th game, Selby scored 112 points with a single shot to get back into the game. In the 11th game, Joe O'Connor scored twice and finally won the game 70-0, leading 8-3. In the 12th game, Selby scored many times and finally won the game 81:5, falling behind 4:8. In the 13th game, Selby scored 91 points in a single stroke and won the next game with 91:31, falling behind 5:8. In the 14th game, Joe O'Connor scored many times, scored 57 points in a single stroke, won the game 71:1, and took the lead in winning the match point with a big score of 9:5. In the 15th game, Selby saved a match point with a single stroke of 67 points. In the 16th game, Joe O'Connor scored many times, and finally won the game 70-39, and the big score was 10-6 upset Selby to advance to the round of 16.
Si Jiahui 4:4 Mark Williams
Si Jiahui is ranked 23rd in the world and Mark Williams is ranked 6th. In the World Championships last season, Si Jiahui went all the way from the qualifying round to the semifinals, and was finally reversed out with a 14-5 lead and missed the final. This season, Si Jiahui was in stable form, reaching the final of the German Masters for the first time in his career, but unfortunately ended up in second place. In this competition, Si Jiahui successfully broke through from the two rounds of qualifying, hoping to create a new record.
Mark Williams, the "75 Greats", has won 26 ranking tournaments in his career and is known as "the most accurate man in the world" by fans. Uncle Ma has a brilliant record in the three major tournaments, achieved a double Grand Slam, and this season is even more important, winning two ranking tournaments in a row, the British Open and the Tour Championship, and is in good form. At the beginning of the game, Mark Williams felt hot, accurately started from a distance, and scored 142 points in a single stroke to give Si Jiahui a dismount. In the second game, the two sides fought for a long time, and finally Mark Williams won the next game 77:30.
In the third game, Mark Williams took the lead to take a 24-point lead, and then handed over the ball, Si Jiahui scored and finally pulled back a game at 75:24. In the fourth game, the two fought for a long time, and finally Si Jiahui won the next game 128:30, and the score was tied 2:2. In the fifth game, the two sides scored piecemeal alternation, and finally Mark Williams won the game 55-44, leading 3-2. In the sixth game, Si Jiahui scored many times, and finally pulled back a game with 79:23. In the seventh game, Si Jiahui scored piecemeal, and finally won 58:21, leading 4:3. In the eighth game, Mark Williams won the game with a single stroke of 57 points, and the score was tied 4:4.