On April 25, Beijing time, the Snooker World Championship continued in Crucible, and 13 seats have been born in the top 16, of which 7 seeded players lost out, and 5 Chinese players who entered the main match (top 32), and only Si Jiahui is left.
The World Championships is the highest level of snooker, with a prize of 20,000 pounds for entering the main event, 20,000 pounds for the top 16, 50,000 pounds for the top 8, 100,000 pounds for the top 4, 200,000 pounds for the runner-up, and 500,000 pounds for the champion! In addition, the main match scored a full score of 147 points and an additional prize of 40,000 pounds.
To sum up, it is not difficult to see that the prize money setting of the Snooker World Championship is quite generous. The first round of the main tournament (1/16 finals) adopts a 19-game 10-win system, divided into 2 periods (9 rounds/10 rounds);
The 1/8 finals and 1/4 finals will be played in 3 periods (8 rounds/8 rounds/9 rounds), the semi-finals will be played in 4 stages (8 rounds/8 rounds/8 rounds/9 rounds), and the finals will be played in 4 stages (8 rounds/9 rounds) and the final will be divided into 4 stages (8 rounds/9 rounds/8 rounds/10 rounds).
The top 16 players in the world rank directly advance to the main event, and the remaining 16 spots in the main draw will go through four rounds of qualifying rounds, and join hands with the top 16 seeds to come to Crucible to compete for the final championship! At present, the first round of the main tournament has ended 13 matches, and the following is from the No. 16 seed player to the top seed, one by one, bringing detailed information.
No.16 seed: Robert Milkins (advance)
Milkins 10-9 Pang Junxu advanced to the round of 16! Milkins is 48 years old, has won two ranking tournaments in his career, and his overall performance this season is average. Pang Junxu is 27 years old, ranked 24th in the world, and has a good draw at this World Championships, facing the No. 16 seed in the first round, which is very promising to win.
In the course of the game, Pang Junxu took the lead in getting the match point with a score of 9-8, but he did not seize the opportunity and was won by Milkins for 2 games in a row, and Pang Junxu regretted losing out.
No. 15 seed: Barry Hawkins (TBC)
Hawkins 4-5 Ryan Day, and as of press time, the second phase of this matchup has not yet begun. Hawkins is 44 years old and has five career ranking titles, and Ryan Day, 44, is ranked 18th in the world. This matchup is a very close match, and the final result is unpredictable.
No.14 seed: Tom Forde (advance)
Tom Forde, 10-6 Richie Wharton, advanced to the round of 16!Tom Forde, 40 years old, has not won a ranking tournament in his career, broke into the final of the Snooker International Championship this season, and finally lost 6-10 to Chinese player Zhang Anda to win the runner-up.
Rich Wharton, 41, ranked 32nd in the world, has won one ranking tournament in his career, but won the International Snooker Championship in 2014. After the two sides were tied at 1-1, Tom Forde was in the lead three times in a row, and finally won 10-6 against Rich Wharton to advance.
No. 13 seed: John Higgins (TBC)
Higgins faced Jamie Jones in the first round, Higgins and O'Sullivan, Mark Williams and known as the "75 Three Masters", 49 years old, has won a total of 31 ranking tournaments in his career, and has won a double Grand Slam, but he is only half a hundred years old, and his overall strength has decreased a lot compared to before. Jamie Jones, 36, ranked 41st in the world, has a mediocre career and is favored for a win by "The Wizard" Higgins.
No. 12 seed: Kyren Wilson (advance)
Kyren Wilson is 32 years old and has won five ranking championships in his career, which is the best among the "post-90s" players, and Dominic Dyer is 52 years old, the oldest player in the main event of this World Championship.
As soon as the opening game came up, Kyren Wilson whipped three times in a row, and then although Dale pulled back a game, Kyren Wilson won easily 10-1 after a strong wave of seven consecutive whips.
No.11 seed: Zhang Anda (out)
Zhang Anda 4-10 Jack Jones, suffered a round of travel! Zhang Anda is 32 years old, won 1 championship and 2 runners-up this season, and has also won his first ranking championship, and his overall performance is very good;
Jack Jones is 44 years old and has not won a ranking tournament in his career, but the first round of the World Championships performed well.
No. 10 seed: Gary Wilson (out)
Gary Wilson, 38, has won three ranking tournaments in his career and two this season, while Bingham, 47, is ranked 29th in the world and has won six ranking tournaments in his career, including the World Championship in 2015.
Gary Wilson, who has been in good form this season, did not continue his strong momentum, and was whipped by Bingham in the opening game with a four-game in a row, and then did not save the defeat, and suffered a first-round tour of the World Championships.
No. 9 seed: Ali Carter (out)
Ali Carter, 44, ranked 9th in the world, has won five ranking tournaments in his career, and Maguire, 43, ranked 28th in the world, has won six ranking tournaments in his career.
In terms of performance this season, Ali Carter was in better form, Ali Carter led 5-4 in the first stage, but in the second stage, he was beaten 6-2 by Stephen Maguire and suffered a first-round tour of the World Championships.
No. 8 seed: Shaun Murphy (advance)
Shaun Murphy 10-5 Lu Haotian, advanced to the round of 16! Murphy is 41 years old, ranked 8th in the world, has won a total of 12 ranking tournaments in his career, one of the "80 Five Tigers", a Grand Slam player; Lu Haotian is 26 years old, ranked 26th in the world, and the most outstanding result this season is the 5-1 victory over O'Sullivan in the 1/4 finals of the Wuhan Open.
The first 6 games between the two sides were tied 3-3, but after the word, Shaun Murphy hit 5 consecutive whips to pull the big score away, Lu Haotian was unable to return to the sky, and Shaun Murphy successfully advanced.
No. 7 seed: Ding Junhui (out)
Ding Junhui 9-10 Lisowski, four consecutive years of the World Championships suffered a round of defeat! Ding Junhui is 37 years old, has won a total of 14 ranking tournaments in his career, but the three major competitions are the only lack of world championships; Lisowski, 32 years old, is ranked 17th in the world, and is also the top seed in the qualifying tournament, and has reached the ranking finals six times in his career, but all of them have been defeated.
Ding Junhui started with a big score of 2-0 lead, but the first stage ended 4-5 behind, after the start of the second stage, Ding Jinhui fell behind 7-9 and won 2 games in a row, and the two sides fought to a 9-9 draw, but Ding Junhui still looked very conservative in the deciding game, and the opponent was very destined, and the two far platform attacks were all scored, so far the No. 7 seed Ding Junhui suffered a round of travel.
No. 6 seed: Mark Williams (out)
Williams 9-10 Si Jiahui missed the round of 16! Si Jiahui also became the only Chinese player to advance to the round of 16. Marlon Williams, 49, one of the "75 Big Three", has won 26 ranking tournaments in his career, and just won the Snooker Tour Championship earlier this month;
Si Jiahui, 22 years old, ranked 23rd in the world, made a splash at the last World Championships, breaking into the semifinals! The matchup in this game can be regarded as a contest between two generations.
However, after that, Uncle Ma caught up and chased 7-9 to a 9-9 draw, but the teenager Si Jiahui withstood the pressure, sealed his throat with a sword in the deciding game, eliminated Uncle Ma, and looked forward to Si Jiahui making another great achievement in this Snooker World Championship!
No. 5 seed: Mark Selby (out)
Selby 6-10 Joe O'Connor, missed the round of 16! Selby is 40 years old, ranked 5th in the world, has won 22 ranking tournaments in his career, and is a two-time Grand Slam player, including 4 times to the top of the World Championships, and O'Connor is 27 years old, ranked 30th in the world, with a mediocre career, obviously cannot be compared with Selby.
After the two sides fought to a 2-2 draw, O'Connor opened the score with a wave of 5 consecutive whips, and then Selby was in no form at all, and finally lost 6-10 and suffered a round of tours!
No. 4 seed: Luca Brecel (out)
Brecel 9-10 David Gilbert, the defending champion suffered a round out!Brecel is 29 years old, ranked No. 4 in the world, and last year he topped Crucible, becoming the third non-British champion in the history of the World Snooker Championship.
David Gilbert is 42 years old, ranked 31st in the world, with a best result in the semifinals of the World Championships, and has not won a ranking tournament in his career, and his overall strength is average. However, in the first round of this World Championships, in the face of the defending champion, the big score once fell behind 6-9 and did not give up, and the defending champion was eliminated with 4 consecutive whips!
No. 3 seed: Mark Allen (advance)
Mark Allen 10-6 Robbie Williams, advance to the round of 16! Mark Allen is 38 years old, has won 11 ranking tournaments in his career, and has won three championships this season, and is in great form! Robbie Williams is 36 years old, and his overall results cannot be compared with Mark Allen.
Throughout the game, Mark Allen firmly took the initiative in the game, and took a 6-1 lead as soon as the score came up, although he was beaten by the opponent in two games in a row after leading 9-4, but the result was still a comfortable 10-6 victory and successfully advanced to the round of 16.
No. 2 seed: Judd Trump (advance)
Trump is 34 years old, has won a total of 28 ranking tournaments in his career, a Grand Slam player, and one of the "80 Five Tigers"; Iranian Hussein Vafi is 40 years old, ranked 19th in the world, and his overall strength is difficult to compare with Trump, and Trump's 10-5 victory in the end is also in line with fans' expectations, after all, he is the favorite to win the championship.
Top seed: O'Sullivan (TBC)
"Rocket" O'Sullivan 8-1 Jackson Page, advancing to the round of 16 is close at hand! O'Sullivan is 48 years old, has won 41 ranking championships in his career, including 23 of the three major championships, and the World Championships have reached the top 7 times, and this event has hit the 8th crown of the World Championships!
Jackson Page is 32 years old, ranked 43rd in the world, and his overall strength is obviously not comparable to that of "Rocket". As soon as the start came up, O'Sullivan used a wave of six consecutive whips to give the opponent a dismount, and at the end of the first stage, O'Sullivan led 8-1 and advanced to the round of 16 It can be said that it is a matter of time.
To sum up, it is not difficult to see that in the 13 1/16 finals that have ended so far, there are 7 seeded players out, namely Brecel (4), Mark Selby (5), Mark Williams (6);
Ding Junhui (7), Ali Carter (9), Gary Wilson (10), Zhang Anda (11), it can be said that there are frequent upsets. And only Si Jiahui is left among the 5 Chinese players, and I look forward to the young Si Jiahui continuing to have a highlight performance and defending the glory of Chinese snooker in a foreign country!