On April 26, 2024, Beijing time, in the first stage of the second round of the just-concluded Snooker World Championships, Chinese post-00 teenager Si Jiahui and the powerful Jack Jones started a showdown.
In this game, Si Jiahui was in good shape, but he had to make too many simple mistakes to fall behind.
After eight rounds of competition, Si Jiahui temporarily trailed Jack Jones 2-6 with 50 points, 64 points, 62 points, 84 points, and 53 points in a single stroke.
If Chinese teenager Si Jiahui can't reduce his mistakes in the next matches, then he may not have the last laugh in this difficult match.
Si Jiahui missed a good chance to fall behind Jack Jones 0-1
In the first game, Jack Jones scored the red ball first and scored 1 point before making a mistake. Then Si Jiahui scored 50 points twice and a single shot to lead Jack Jones 51:1 after making a mistake, and Jack Jones scored a red ball and scored 29 points to make snooker.
Si Jiahui was penalized 4 points for a ball clearance error, and then Jack Jones scored a red ball to try to do snooker Unfortunately scored a coffee ball and made snooker for himself. Si Jiahui scored 5 points on the red ball and hit a simple yellow ball error, Jones seized the opportunity to score the yellow, green and coffee balls and was forced to choose defense due to a K ball error.
In the process of defense, Si Jiahui took the lead in making mistakes. Jack Jones scored a blue ball and was penalized six points for a cue ball drop while hitting the pink ball. The two started the defensive duel again, and as a result, Si Jiahui made consecutive mistakes. Jack Jones finally won the game 65-62 and led Si Jiahui 1-0.
Jack Jones lost two games in a row to draw 2-2 with Si Jiahui
In the second game, Si Jiahui took the lead in seizing Jack Jones' mistake and scored the red ball to get started, and after scoring 64 points in a single stroke, he made a mistake in hitting the red ball. Then Jack Jones hit the red ball in the right bottom pocket and scored 36 points before hitting the red ball in the right bottom pocket and made a mistake. Immediately afterwards, Si Jiahui also made a mistake in attacking the red ball in the bottom pocket on the right side.
Jack Jones chose the cue ball to sink to the vault defense, and Si Jiahui made a serious mistake in defense. Jack Jones scored a red ball and got a layup opportunity again, and finally won the game 66-64 to give Si Jiahui a 2-0 lead.
In the third game, Si Jiahui took the lead in scoring 20 points and made mistakes, and then Jack Jones scored 24 points and also made mistakes. Immediately afterwards, Si Jiahui seized the opportunity to score a red ball and started again, and scored 62 points in a single stroke, winning the game 82:24, falling behind Jack Jones 1-2.
In the fourth game, Si Jiahui won the game with an outstanding performance of 84 points with a single shot and drew 2-2 with Jack Jones.
Si Jiahui lost four games in a row and fell behind Jack Jones 2-6
As the game entered the second half, Jack Jones gradually found his groove in the game. The game came to the fifth game, and Jack Jones won the game 72:28 with a single-stroke performance of 66 points, thus continuing to lead Si Jiahui 3-2. In the sixth game, Jack Jones won another game with a 94-6 score of 71 points with a single stroke, leading Si Jiahui 4-2 to expand his advantage.
In the seventh game, Jack Jones scored the red ball first to get a layup, but he only scored 14 points before making a mistake. Si Jiahui seized the opportunity to hit the red ball in the left middle pocket, and he also made a mistake after scoring 53 points in a single stroke. In the end, Jack Jones won the game 67-53 twice to lead Si Jiahui 5-2.
In the eighth game, Si Jiahui tried to fight the ball but did not score, Jack Jones scored 14 points and made mistakes, and then Si Jiahui scored 12 points and also made mistakes. After many offensive and defensive duels, Jack Jones finally won the game with a performance of 63:57 and led Si Jiahui 6-2.