In the 2024 Snooker World Championships, O'Sullivan bloodied the post-00 star Jackson Page with a disparity of 10-1, and in the game, O'Sullivan broke 100 with a single stroke, which is also O'Sullivan's 30 consecutive years in Crucible! Jackson Page scored a high score of 142 points, helping him win the only game in the whole game.
In the past two games against O'Sullivan, Jackson Page swallowed the defeat, which will have a certain psychological impact on the Welsh post-00 star, after the opening, Jackson Page made continuous mistakes, O'Sullivan seized the opportunity to play three shots 50+, the first four consecutive wins to establish a 4-0 lead, after a short break, O'Sullivan scored 122 points in a single stroke, and completed the break of 100 in Crucible for 30 consecutive years! O'Sullivan did not relent, and won the sixth game 6-0 far ahead. Jackson Page scored 142 points in a single stroke in the seventh game, showing his talent on the offensive end. O'Sullivan ended the first stage with two 50+ shots, and the total score was 8-1 to take a large lead.
It should be said that in the first stage, Jackson Page was still suppressed by O'Sullivan's strong aura, although the long platform is Jackson Page's forte, but in the attack of the simple ball, Jackson Page still made too many mistakes, which gave O'Sullivan a lot of opportunities, and O'Sullivan's ability to continue scoring is the top, so there is a one-sided situation, Jackson Page is Mark Williams's apprentice, and he broke through from the qualifying round to the main game, and he still has the ability, but in the face of the world No. 1 O'Sullivan, who has never defeated him, Jackson Page still plays a little abnormally。
In the second stage, Jackson Page took the lead in the 10th game, but he still couldn't continue to score, O'Sullivan seized the opportunity to get started, played a smooth attack, the rhythm became faster and faster, and easily hit a single shot 79 points to win, with a total score of 9-1 to get multiple match points. In the 11th game, the two competed in the beginning stage, O'Sullivan's snooker did a good job, Jackson Page's ball solving effect was also good, both sides each tried a far shot but did not score, O'Sullivan's combination of ball attack failed, Jackson Page got on but only scored 14 points, O'Sullivan scored the bottom bag red ball to get started, but the offense failed to continue, after frequent exchanges of hands, or O'Sullivan won the game, with a total score of 10-1 Jackson Page to advance to the round of 16.
With O'Sullivan advancing to the second round, 15 people have been determined in the top 16 of this year's World Snooker Championship: O'Sullivan, Murphy, Mark Allen, Trump, Gilbert, Jack Jones, Tom Ford, Maguire, O'Connor, Bingham, Si Jiahui, Lisowski, Kyren Wilson, Ryan Day, Milkins, only Higgins and Jamie Jones are left in the first round, and there is only one place left in the round of 16.