The first round of the 2024 World Championships ended this morning, and Higgins defeated Jamie Jones 10-6 to catch the last train and advance to the round of 16!
In the first stage of the game, the wizard scored 68 points, 62 points and 66 points to shoot 50+, and Jamie scored 118 points in the first game to break 100, but he was still led by Higgins 5-4!
In the second stage, Higgins won the game with 10-6 with two strokes of 50+ and comprehensive performance, and advanced to the round of 16!
The wizard also became the only player among the Seven Five Three Masters who did not break 100 in the first round!
In the second round, Higgins will meet Mark Allen, the top favorite seed in the top half of the region, and is likely to be eliminated!
8 seeds were eliminated in the first round, tying history!
At the end of the first round, a total of 8 seeded players were eliminated, and the brunt of them was the Crucible curse: the defending champions were eliminated in the first round!
There have also been six players in history who have suffered from the Crucible curse: Griffith, Taylor, Dort, Robertson and Bingham!
The eight seeded players who were eliminated in the first round are: Brecel, Carter, Selby, Zhang Anda, Williams, Gary Wilson, Ding Junhui and Hawkins!
This figure is also directly tied to the highest record in 1992 and 2012!
Si Jiahui has reached the top 16 for two consecutive years, the only one in China and the third in history!
In the first round, the most amazing thing was that Si Jiahui defeated Williams 10-9 and reached the round of 16 from the qualifying round for two consecutive years!
This record also makes Si Jiahui the only player in China and the third player in history to do so!
Since 1982, only two players have made it to the round of 16 from the qualifying rounds two years in a row, they are Parrott from 1984 to 1985 and McManus from 1991 to 1992.
If he can reach the quarterfinals, he will create a myth in history again, so stay tuned!