On April 30, Beijing time, it was reported that the top 8 in the 2024 Snooker World Championship were all produced, and there was no Ding Junhui among them. In a high-profile match in the second round that just ended, four-time world champion John "The Wizard" Higgins defeated Mark Allen "Little Gun" Allen 13-12, and he also became the last player to advance to the last 8. Previously, the two favorites O'Sullivan and Trump easily advanced to the top 8.
After a season of competition, the 2023-24 Snooker Tour has entered the final stage, and the Snooker World Championship was grandly staged at the Crucible Theater. In this year's World Championships, a total of 8 world champions including "Rocket" Ronnie O'Sullivan, John Higgins, Mark Williams, Judd Trump, Mark Selby, Shaun Murphy, Luca Brecel, and Stuart Bingham participated.
In addition, there are Ding Junhui, Mark Allen, Kyren Wilson, Stephen Maguire, Barry Hawkins and other famous players. Among them, O'Sullivan, Trump, Allen, etc. are the favorites to win the championship, and the defending champion Brecel is looking forward to successfully defending the title. However, when he came to Crucible, Brecel became the first player to be eliminated as the top seed of the tournament.
Brecel suddenly collapsed after winning the match point 9-6 against David Gilbert of "Potato Brother", and was beaten by his opponent in four consecutive games, and the total score was 9-10. The world champions who suffered a "round trip" also included Selby and Brecel.
"China's first brother" Ding Junhui is also out of the "first round", he lost 9-10 to "Little Driver" Jack Lisowski. O'Sullivan, Trump, Higgins, Bingham, and Murphy five world champions successfully advanced to the round of 16.
In the second round, Murphy was eliminated 9-13 in a match against his old rival Maguire. O'Sullivan, Trump, Higgins, and Bingham had no surprises, and they defeated their respective opponents 13-7, 13-7, 13-12, 13-11 to advance to the quarterfinals. In addition, Maguire, Gilbert, Kyren Wilson and Jack Jones also advanced to the last 8. Who will be the World Championship champion next for the team?