On April 23, Beijing time, in the first round of the Snooker World Championships, Si Jiahui challenged the golden left hand Mark Williams, as a result, the two sides played 19 rounds, Si Jiahui defeated the opponent 10-9, passed the danger, and successfully advanced to the top 16 of the tournament. Mark Williams also became the sixth seeded player to be eliminated from the tournament.
Si Jiahui is currently ranked 23rd in the world, and in this World Championships, Si Jiahui started from the third round of the qualifying round, and successively eliminated Mertens 10-8, defeated Wu Yize 10-4, and entered the main event. Uncle Ma is ranked No. 6 in the world and just won the 26th career ranking title by defeating O'Sullivan 10-5 in the Tour Championship. In terms of strength, it is naturally Uncle Ma who has the advantage. But Si Jiahui participated in the World Championships for the first time last year and went all the way to the semifinals. In the semifinals, Si Jiahui lost 11 games in a row while leading 14-5 at one point, and finally lost to Luca Brecel 15-17 and missed the final. This season's skill improvement, especially the defensive skill, is also worth looking forward to.
After the start of the game between the two sides, the two sides played inextricably in the first stage, and Si Jiahui fell slightly behind 4-5. In the second stage, Si Jiahui suddenly made a force, hit three shots of 50+, won 4 games in a row, and took the lead 8-5.
In the third stage, Williams, who was behind the score, played very tenacious, first won two games in a row, chasing the score to 8-7, and in the 16th game, Si Jiahui won a game and took the lead in 9-7 to get the match point, and then, Uncle Ma won two games in a row again, and the score was tied 9-9, and the game dragged into a tiebreaker. In the deciding game, Si Jiahui grabbed Uncle Ma's one-shot offensive mistake to get started, withstood the pressure, and scored 77 points with a single stroke, locked the victory, and advanced thrillingly.
Looking at the whole game, the two sides fought with bayonets and thrilling, but the feel was not too good. Uncle Ma hit a shot to break 100, three shots 50+, Si Jiahui hit a five-shot 50+, and had the last laugh, undoubtedly the luckier party, but under pressure, he missed the opportunity several times and almost made a big mistake. I believe that Si Jiahui is also full of harvest for winning this battle.
In the next round, Si Jiahui's opponent is Jack Jones, who knocked out Zhang Anda, whether Si Jiahui can avenge Da Zai and successfully advance to the quarterfinals, it is worth looking forward to!
Si Jiahui, come on!