On April 23, Beijing time, the World Snooker Championship continued. Selby, the four-time World Championship champion who fell behind 2-7 in the first stage, failed to stage a miracle comeback, losing 6-10 to O'Connor and announcing his exit. As a result, the champions and runners-up of the last World Championships were all announced. After the game, Selby said that he couldn't enjoy the fun of snooker, and the idea of retiring was revealed between the lines. In addition, another Chinese player, Lu Haotian, was declared out, he lost 5-10 to Shaun Murphy, and the situation of the Chinese team was not good.
In the first stage, Selby was 2-7 behind. In a 2-2 draw, Selby unexpectedly dropped five games in a row. After losing in the Tour Championship, Selby had said that he would seriously consider retiring if he continued to play poorly at the World Championships. Many fans are beginning to realize that the legendary player, who has dominated the snooker world No. 1 for 7 years and won the world championship 4 times, may be ushering in the last game of his career.
In the second stage, Selby did improve his state, and he scored 112 points in a single stroke. After that, he also had a single shot of 91 and 67 points. But the difference in points that fell behind before was too big, and in the end Selby lost 6-10 and was declared out in the first round. After the game, Selby said he was sad about his performance and didn't enjoy snooker for most of the season. Selby said that he would have a good talk with his wife and make an important decision. Selby thinks happiness is more important, but he can't enjoy the game in the snooker arena.
As a result, in the 8 games that have ended, 5 of the TOP16 players Brecel, Selby, Zhang Anda, Carter and Gary Wilson are out. And the performance of the Chinese players is also relatively poor. Following Zhang Anda's first-round exit, Lu Haotian also lost to Murphy 5-10. In the other two games, Si Jiahui temporarily trailed Mark Williams 4-5, while Pang Junxu, who was considered the best signing, temporarily led Mark Williams 5-4. 、