On April 23, the 32-in-16 rounds of the Snooker World Championships continued, and Ding Junhui ushered in this year's Crucible debut, and his opponent was Lisowski. The competition between the two sides in the first stage of the game was very fierce, Ding Junhui hit a shot to break 100 and 3 shots of 50+, Lisowski played 4 shots of 50+, and Ding Junhui fell behind 4-5 to end the first stage of the competition.
After the start of the game, Ding Junhui showed an excellent feel, he scored a single stroke of 127 points in the first game to break 100 performance, and in the second game, Ding Junhui fainted into the middle pocket with a single stroke, and scored 60 points in a single stroke and then the next game. In the 3rd and 4th games, Lisowski scored 71 and 91 points in a single stroke, and the two sides entered the halftime break 2-2 in two consecutive games.
After the break, Ding Junhui was allowed to enter the 5th long platform, and then scored 98 points in a difficult single stroke to take a 3-2 lead. In the sixth game, the two were locked in a defensive battle on the court, and Lisowski seized the opportunity to chase down 66-39 to a 3-3 draw. In the 7th game, Ding Junhui scored 90 points in one stroke to complete the super score and led 4-3. In the 8th game, Lisowski scored 69 points with a shot, and the two sides came to a draw again. In the 9th game, Lisowski scored 67 points with a single stroke to complete the overscore, and led 5-4 to end the first stage.
At the end of the first stage of the game, Ding Junhui temporarily fell behind Lisowski 4-5. The second stage of the match between the two sides will be played on April 24 at 17 o'clock Beijing time, and after the second stage of the competition, a place in the top 16 will be decided.