On April 26, Beijing time, in the 1/8 finals of the 2024 Snooker World Championships, a focus battle that attracted much attention, Si Jiahui played against Jack Jones, in the first stage, Si Jiahui lost 2-6, and was whipped 4 times after 2-2. At this stage, Si Jiahui made a mistake like numbness, giving away opportunities, and it made people angry to watch.
Both of them broke through from the qualifying round, Si Jiahui broke out in last year's World Championships, reached the semifinals, and this season started from the qualifying round, won two games in a row to enter the main event, the first round was a 10-9 upset to beat Mark Williams! Jones eliminated the No. 11 seed, China's post-90s star Zhang Anda in the first round of the main event. The state and comprehensive strength of the two are comparable, and the outcome of this game is still very suspenseful.
In the first stage, in the first two games, Si Jiahui had a chance to win, but there were key mistakes, Si Jiahui won two consecutive games to the limit, 2-0, fortunately, Si Jiahui adjusted in time, won two games in a row, and chased 2-2. After a short break, in the fifth game, Jones took the lead and broke it 71-0, but it also completed the overscore. Si Jiahui did not give up, chased 24 points, and successfully became snooker. Jones failed to solve it, but then Si Jiahui failed to do snooker, and Jones still won 72-28, with a big score of 3-2.
In the sixth game, Jones easily scored 66 points in a single stroke, 4-2. In the seventh game, Si Jiahui was interrupted by 53 points, Jones chased 36 points, Si Jiahui lost the long platform, and Jones cleared the platform 67-53 and reversed the single game again, expanding the advantage 5-2. In the eighth game, the two exchanged opportunities, and Jones's state also declined, Si Jiahui lost the green ball 57-14, and Jones chased it to 32-57 and lost the yellow ball. Si Jiahui made a yellow ball error, Jones started again, completed the clearance, reversed the single game again, and ended the first stage 6-2.