World Championships: Selby is lonely and talks about retirement, Si Jiahui is behind, and Ding Junhui will appear

At 5 p.m. Beijing time on April 22, the 2024 Snooker World Championship will start the third day of competition to determine the results of the three first-round matches.

1. Lu Haotian lost to Murphy 5-10, Si Jiahui fell behind Lao Ma 4-5, and Pang Junxu led Lao Mi 5-4

On the third day, three Chinese players played.

In the first period, Lu Haotian played against Shaun Murphy, and Lu Haotian fell behind 3-6 in the first quarter. In the first game of the second quarter, a good situation of winning with one shot, Lu Haotian lost the black ball with a super score, and was reversed by Murphy in a single game. In the 11th game, Murphy made a mistake after scoring 60 points in a single stroke, and Lu Haotian lost the opportunity to reverse the single game, 3-8. This game is already very difficult for Lu Haotian. In the 12th game, Murphy lost two winning opportunities, and Lu Hao Tianqingtai reversed in a single game and pulled back a city. In the 13th game, Lu Haotian missed another opportunity, and Murphy shot 50+ and reached the match point 9-4.

After a short break, Lu Haotian broke 100 in one shot to save a match point. At the end of the game, Lu Haotian made a mistake with a red ball, and Murphy took over a shot of 80+, ending the game 10-5.

In this game, Lu Haotian did not have no chance, but he made too many mistakes.

In the second period, Si Jiahui came out and challenged Williams, the left hand of King. Ma Wei came up and gave Si Jiahui a dismount, started on the long platform, and blasted out a 142 tuba to break the Baiqing platform. However, after that, Lao Ma's offensive touch declined rapidly, and the two sides made mistakes in and out, and Si Jiahui tied 0-2. After the short break, the mistakes of both sides continued, and after Si Jiahui was reversed in the fifth game, he won two cities in a row and overtook 4-3. Subsequently, Lao Ma hit two shots of 50+ and ended the first quarter of the game 5-4.

In the first quarter of the game, Si Jiahui's goal success rate was only 85%, and he only hit a shot of 50+, which was obviously not enough.

In the third period, Pang Junxu played against Milkins, the No. 16 seed in the World Championships. Lao Mi made continuous mistakes, and the success rate of goals in the first four games was only 82%, and Pang Junxu led 3-1. After a short break, Lao Mi hit two shots of 80+, and although he lost the super score in the last game, he still won it, and the score chased to 4-5. In the first quarter, Pang Junxu's goal success rate was 87%, while Lao Mi rose to 89%. Pang Junxu has to work harder.

2. O'Connor sent Selby away 10-6, and it is up to the decision whether the master retires;

Selby played against Joe O'Connor, and Selby trailed 2-7 in the first quarter. In the first game of the second quarter, Master Sai broke 100 and won. After that, Master Sai won the 13th game with a single stroke of 91 points, and the score chased to 5-8. After a short break, O'Connor made two starts, 9-5 to match point. In the 15th game, Selby saved a match point with a single stroke of 60+. In the 16th game, Master Sai only scored 39 points in three hands, and then his luck was a little back, and the cue ball fell into the bag to give him a chance. O'Connor finally scored on the long bench and got a second shot, sending off the Plug Master 10-6.

As I said before, the current Master Sai is no longer the previous reversal king, and the pit in front of him is too big. The last time the champion and runner-up were out in the first round at the same time, and the last time it happened in 2016, the champions and runners-up Bingham and Murphy were also out in the first round.

Master Sai is gone, which is somewhat of a hero's twilight. The point now is, will Master Sey really retire?

Reflections after the Masters: I'm sad about my performance. I didn't enjoy snooker for most of the season, I couldn't play freely and it gave me a headache and it wasn't what I wanted. Next, I'll sit down with my wife and talk. This will be a big decision. Happiness is more important, I've achieved a lot in snooker, but I still can't get on the court and enjoy the game. If I decide to keep fighting, then I need to work with someone to solve this problem. Life or death, I've always been that kind of character, always putting too much pressure on myself and trying hard.

I still hope that Master Sai will have a good rest for a while, adjust his mental state, and don't retire.

In the other match, 15th seed Gary Wilson took on 2015 world champion veteran Bingham. In the first quarter, the brother made continuous mistakes, lost four games in a row, and reversed the single game in the last game, chasing the score to 3-6. In the second quarter, two consecutive 50+ shots, Gary chased it to 5-6. But after that, Bingham won four games in a row and advanced 10-6.

Of the eight matches that have ended so far, only three seeds have advanced and five have been eliminated. It's really a bit cold at this tournament.

3. Draw the schedule

Continuing the first round today, Ding Junhui will play against Lisowski.

◆ April 23, 5 p.m. Beijing time:

Ding Junhui v Lisowski(1)

Kyren Wilson v Dell (1)

9:30 p.m.:

Alan v Robbie Williams (1)

Mark Williams vs Victorious (2)

2 a.m. the next day:

Milkins v Pang Junxu (2)

Hawkins v Ryan Day (1)

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