On April 25, Beijing time, the World Championships ushered in the sixth day of competition. Today's game is divided into two periods. At 20:00, two matches in the first period, No. 2 seed Ronnie O'Sullivan ushered in the second stage of the battle with Welsh's Jackson Page. No.16 seed Robert Milkins takes on David Gilbert in the quarterfinals. 02:00 Two matches in the second period, No. 13 seed John Higgins and Welshman Jamie Jones play the second stage. No. 3 seed Judd Trump and No. 14 seed Tom Forde face the quarterfinals.
O'sullivan
O'Sullivan, who is aiming to challenge for the eighth world championship, was in hot form in the first stage of the event against Welsh's Jackson Page, and played six consecutive whips. hit 1 shot to break 100, 5 strokes of 50+, and led Jackson Page 8-1. O'Sullivan continues to assert sovereignty at Fort Crucible.
Robit Milkins
No. 16 seed Robby Milkins takes on David Gilbert. This is the first match of the second round of the main competition. In the first round, Milkins narrowly defeated Pang Junxu 10-9, and Gilbert eliminated the previous champion Brecel 10-9. The two sides have played each other 12 times before, with Milkins holding the upper hand with 7 wins, 1 draw and 4 defeats. This is the second meeting between the two sides this season - at the 2024 Snooker Welsh Open, Milkins swept 4-0 to advance.
John Higgins
Four-time world champion John Higgins scored 118 points in the first game against Welsh's Jamie Jones, and then reversed the game with a free kick in the fourth game to lead John Higgins 3-1 before halftime. After returning from the break, Higgins scored 66 and 62 points in a single stroke to win four consecutive games, 5-3 to overtake the score, Jones recovered a game with 82 points in a single stroke, and fell behind Higgins 4-5 to end the first stage. The second phase will begin at 2 a.m. tonight.
Judd Trump
No. 3 seed Judd Trump faces No. 14 seed Tom Forde in the quarterfinals. Trump 10-5 Wafay in the first round, Fudd 10-6 Rich Wharton. The two sides have played each other 19 times before, with Xiaote holding the upper hand with 13 wins and 6 losses. This match is the fourth meeting between the two sides in the World Championships (including the main round and the qualifying round): the 2010 World Championship qualifying round, Fude won 10-3, the 2014 World Championship main round advanced with a score of 10-8, and the 2020 World Championships first round, Xiaote also won the first round with a score of 10-8. I believe that Trump, who is in hot form this season, will go further.