On April 23, Beijing time, the 2024 World Snooker Championship entered the fourth match day of the main event! Up to now, 8 seats have been produced in the top 16, of which 5 are qualifying players. Five seeded players, including defending champion Brecel and four-time champion Selby, suffered a round trip. Among the Chinese players, Zhang Anda and Lu Haotian have lost one after another, and no Chinese player has advanced to the second round!
Today's Schedule: [Beijing Time]
17:00, Kyren Wilson vs Dominic Dale [Phase 1]
Kyren Wilson is seeded 12th in the tournament and has a best finish of the season in the semi-finals of the German Masters, after losing to Higgins in the second round of the main event. Dale is ranked 40th in the world and has the best result of the season in a limited-time tournament and the last eight of the Welsh Open. The last World Championships stopped in the third round of the qualifying round, and this time it advanced through two rounds of qualification!
Head-to-head record: Kyren Wilson 7-3, last meeting: 2022 Welsh Open qualifiers, Kyren Wilson won 4-3!
17:00, Ding Junhui vs Lisowski [First Stage]
Ding Junhui, ranked No. 7 in the world, debuted as the No. 7 seed in the tournament. Although he failed to break the championship drought this season, he reached the finals of the ranking tournament twice, and his competitive condition was significantly better than that of the previous two seasons. Lisowski is ranked 17th in the world, the highest ranked player in the world among unseeded players, and his best finish of the season is the semi-finals of the Northern Ireland Open, and the second round of the main draw at the last World Championships was lost.
Head-to-head record: Ding Junhui 3-0! The last time they met was the 2019 World Grand Prix, Ding Junhui won 4-1!
21:30, Mark Allen vs Robbie Williams [First Stage], Mark Williams vs Si Jiahui [Second Stage]
No. 4 seed Mark Allen takes on world No. 45 Robbie Williams!The latter narrowly defeated Wakelin 10-9 in the final qualifying round to advance!Head to head: Mark Allen 4-1! Mark Allen's only loss came at the 2020 English Open, where Mark Allen lost 4-0.
Mark Williams and Si Jiahui's second phase started at the same time!Si Jiahui temporarily fell behind 4-5!
Tomorrow at 02:00, Milkins vs Pang Junxu [Second Stage], Hawkins vs Ryan Day [First Stage]
Fifteenth seed Hawkins will face Ryan Day, who won the European Masters this season and reached the qualifying round at the last World Championships. Ryan Day is ranked 18th in the world and has a season's best finish in the quarterfinals of the German Masters, while the last World Championships is a first-round tour! Since 2005, the two sides have met 38 times, with Hawkins winning 19, drawing 1 and losing 18!
The second stage of Pang Junxu and Milkins will also be held at 02:00 tomorrow, and Pang Junxu will temporarily lead 5-4 in the first stage!