On April 25, Beijing time, in the first round of the 2024 Snooker World Championships, O'Sullivan played against Jackson Page, and in the end, O'Sullivan easily won 10-1 and became the 15th player to advance to the round of 16.
O'Sullivan is a seven-time World Champion and has won five titles this season, including the Masters and the British Championships, and he will also move towards his eighth Grand Slam. Judging from his performance this season, he is still very consistent, worthy of being No. 1 in the world, especially in the tournament.
Page, ranked 43rd in the world, is a post-00 youngster, who entered the main draw after defeating Dort 10-5 and Sancam 10-9 in a row. The two have played each other a total of 2 times before, and O'Sullivan has won all of them. No matter from which point of view, O'Sullivan has the absolute upper hand, and it is not a big problem to advance to the round of 16.
In the first game, O'Sullivan scored 54 points in a single stroke and won 105-24, and in the second game, O'Sullivan easily won another game 71-10. Then, O'Sullivan still had a stable performance, scoring 56 points in a row, 81 points in a single stroke and 122 points in a single stroke, and won four games in a row, taking a 6-0 lead. In the 7th game, Page scored 142 points in a single stroke to stop the decline and chased it to 1-6. In the 8th and 9th games, O'Sullivan won two games in a row with 66 points and 53 points in a single stroke, and after the first stage, O'Sullivan had an 8-1 lead.
In the 10th game, Page made a mistake with 16 points, and O'Sullivan won with 79 points in a single stroke and easily reversed, winning 9-1 to get the match point. In the 11th game, Page took the lead, but it was quickly interrupted, and O'Sullivan won smoothly and won 10-1 to advance.