On April 26, 2024, Beijing time, in the first stage of the second round of the just-concluded Snooker World Championships, the world's second-ranked Trump temporarily led Tom Ford 6-2 with a single-shot performance of 67 points, 52 points, and 69 points.
In the other game, David Gilbert temporarily led Milkins 5-3 with a single shot of 50, 51, 89 and 64.
Judging from the combined performance of the two games, Trump and Gilbert performed significantly better. If they can maintain that form, then they will have a good chance of progressing to the quarter-finals.
Trump put in a great performance to lead Tom Ford 6-2
In the match between Trump and Tomford, Trump took the initiative in the game with his excellent ability to grasp opportunities. In the first game, Tom Ford completed a single-game reversal with a 56-50 performance and took a 1-0 lead.
In the second game, Trump recovered a game 75:1 and drew 1-1 with Tomford. In the third game, Trump scored 67 points with a single shot and won the game 81:28, overtaking Tomford 2-1. In the fourth game, Tom Ford won the game 73:16 with a 50-point performance and drew 2-2 with Trump with a single stroke.
In the fifth game, Trump won the game with a 70:63 performance to take a 3-2 lead. In the sixth game, Trump scored 52 points and 81:6 with a single stroke to win the game and take a 4-2 lead.
In the seventh game, Trump scored 69 points and 110:0 in a single stroke to win the game and take a 5-2 lead. In the eighth game, Trump won the game with a 70:14 performance to lead Tomford 6-2.
Gilbert won two games in a row to take a 5-3 lead over Milkins
In the match between Gilbert and Milkins, Gilbert was significantly better. In the first game, Gilbert scored 50 points with a single stroke and won the game 80:35 to take a 1-0 lead.
In the second game, Gilbert won the game 74-61 to take a 2-0 lead. In the third game, Milkins scored 73 points with a single shot and won the game 92:31, 1-2 behind Gilbert. In the fourth game, Gilbert scored 51 points with a single shot to win the game 93-0 and take a 3-1 lead.
In the fifth game, Milkins scored 54 points with a single shot and won the game 95-10, trailing Gilbert 2-3. In the sixth game, Gilbert won the game 75:51 to take a 4-2 lead. In the seventh game, Gilbert scored 89 points and 89:1 with a single stroke to win the game and take a 5-2 lead. In the eighth game, Milkins won the game with a performance of 65:64 and fell behind Gilbert 3-5.
Judd Trump and Gilbert are expected to make the cut
Judging by the performance in the first phase of the two games, Trump and Gilbert are clearly the better players. In the game between Gilbert and Milkins, Gilbert has been the player who has been in control of the initiative.
Although Milkins won three games in the game, objectively speaking, it was not easy to win these three games. If he continues to perform like this in the next games, then Milkins may still be out of the game.
In the game between Trump and Tomford, Tomford had a good performance in the first half of the game between the two sides. But after entering the second half, Trump directly limited Tom Ford.
If the game continues to follow suit, then the two sides are likely to have a huge scoreline. While Gilbert is also currently in the lead, objectively speaking, his game is in high suspense.