The World Championships have become a hotbed of upsets!8 TOP16 are out of the game, and there is only 1 Chinese snooker left

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2024-04-25 07:42Posted in Zhejiang Sports Creators

On April 25, Beijing time, the first round of the World Snooker Championship has reached the final stage. At present, only two matches of O'Sullivan and Higgins are left in the first round, and 14 places have been decided in the round of 16. What is surprising is that in the 14 matches that have ended, 8 seeded players have been declared out, including China's first brother Ding Junhui and Zhang Anda. Eight seeded players were eliminated in the first round, equalling the all-time record since the World Championships moved to Crucible. And the Chinese Legion has only one lone seedling, Si Jiahui.

China's No. 1 brother Ding Junhui met the top seed in the first round of the qualifiers for two consecutive years. In the game against Lisowski, Ding Junhui was actually in good shape, hitting 7 shots of 50+, but the opponent played well on the long platform at the critical moment, and was finally killed 9-10. In addition to Ding Junhui, Pang Junxu was also killed by Milkins in the tiebreaker. Zhang Anda and Lu Haotian also announced their exits. The only seedling is Si Jiahui, the top four in last year's World Championships, who beat Mark Williams 10-9.

In the first round, 8 sub-players have been announced, namely Mark Williams, Ding Junhui, Gary Wilson, Hawkins, Zhang Anda, Selby, Carter and Brecel. Among them was defending champion Brecel, who also fell in front of the Crucible Curse. Including the four-time tournament champion Selby, after the game, he admitted that he might retire. The exits of Mark Williams and Ding Junhui were also surprising.

In the remaining two games, O'Sullivan is far ahead of Page 8-1, and there is no suspense that the world No. 1 will advance to the next round. Higgins was in trouble, taking a 5-4 lead against Jamie Jones. But this season, Higgins' form has not been consistent, and there is still a possibility of being upset. With only eight seeds out of the first round after the World Championships moved to Crucible, Higgins would have had the coldest tournament in history if Higgins failed to hold on.

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