The quarterfinals of the World Snooker Championship have now been born 4, and the last 4 players will be decided from 20:00 tonight to early tomorrow morning Beijing time. Scotland's Stephen Maguire defeated eighth seed Shaun Murphy last night to become the fourth player to advance to the quarter-finals after David Gilbert, Judd Trump and Jack Jones. In tonight's quarterfinals, O'Sullivan and Kyren Wilson took a big lead and advanced without worry, Higgins is expected to turn the tables, and Bingham continues to glow with a second spring.
Judging by the four players who have already reached the quarterfinals, David Gilbert vs Robert Milkins, 5-3 in the first stage, 7-1 in the second stage, and 1-0 in the third stage. Judd Trump vs Tomford, 6-2 in the first period, 5-3 in the second period, 2-2 in the third period. Jack Jones vs Si Jiahui, 6-2 in the first period, 3-5 in the second period, 4-2 in the third period. Stephen Maguire vs Shaun Murphy, 5-3 in the first period, 5-3 in the second period, 3-3 in the third period. Except for Si Jiahui, who was able to pull back two games from Jack Jones in the second stage, the other players who advanced to the quarterfinals all maintained a lead or a minimum draw at all stages of the process. It can be seen that after the game enters the quarterfinals, the attention and attention of the players are more concentrated, as long as they play a good start in the first stage and seize the psychological high ground, it will be difficult to be reversed.
Ronnie O'Sullivan
At 20:00 tonight, the first period will determine the two quarter-finals. O'Sullivan will usher in the third phase of the event with Ryan Day, in the first two stages O'Sullivan shot 1 shot to break 100, 9 strokes of 50+, 10-6 lead Ryan Day. 5-3 in the first stage and 5-3 again in the second period. Ryan Day wants to turn the tables in front of the powerful O'Sullivan, I am afraid it is tantamount to a fool's dream, optimistic about O'Sullivan's smooth promotion.
Kyren Wilson
The other third period game of the session was between Kyren Wilson and Joe O'Connor. In the first two stages, Kyren Wilson hit 1 shot to break 100 and 5 strokes to 50+, 10-6 to temporarily lead Joe O'Connor. The first stage is 6-2, and the second stage is 4-4. Although Joe O'Connor's form improved in the second period, it was only evenly split and did not close the gap between the two. With a four-game lead, it was only a matter of time before Kyren Wilson advanced to the quarterfinals.
Stuart Bingham
Tonight at 02:00, the second period will determine the other two quarter-finals. World champion Stuart Bingham had a second spring, and although he only shot 3 shots of 50+ in the quarterfinals with Jack Lisowski, while "Little Driver" shot 6 shots of 50+, he relied on solid defense to lead Lisowski 9-7 in the first two stages. The first stage is 5-3, and the second stage is 4-4. The "little driver" is a bit like Si Jiahui, a reckless man, who is not optimistic about the reversal in front of the experienced Bingham.
John Higgins
The other quarter-final clash was between four-time champion John Higgins and third seed Mark Allen. In the first stage, the two sides were tied 4-4. After the opening of the second period, the two sides won one game each, in which John Higgins scored 75 points in a single stroke, Mark Allen scored 54 points in a single stroke, and then Higgins won two more games and entered the halftime break, and after returning from the break, Allen won four games in a row and scored 71, 94, 80 and 74 points in a single stroke. Mark Allen temporarily leads Higgins at 9-7. For veteran Higgins, the biggest disadvantage is the limited physical energy, not to mention the game experience. As one of the "75 Three Heroes", Mark Sr. has been out, hoping that Higgins will withstand the pressure and the "wizard" approach will make a successful comeback.