In the early morning of April 30, Beijing time, the 2024 World Snooker Championship continued. In a key match in the second round, 7-time world champion world No. 1 "Rocket" Ronnie O'Sullivan faced Ryan Day, won six match points 12-6 after the 18th game, and advanced 13-7. In the first round, O'Sullivan defeated "Little Pig" Jackson Page 10-1.
After a season of competition, the 2023-24 Snooker Tour has entered the final stage, and the Snooker World Championship Qualifying Tournament is hotly staged. In this World Championships, the world's No. 1 "Rocket" Ronnie O'Sullivan is undoubtedly the biggest favorite to win the championship. He showed strong momentum in the first round, knocking out "Little Pig" Jackson Page 10-1.
In the second round, O'Sullivan faced the famous Ryan Day. The latter eliminated Barry Hawkins 8-10 in the first round. In this match, Ryan Dayan led Hawkins 5-4 in the first period. After a few hours of fighting, the two sides launched the second stage of the competition. From the tenth to the thirteenth game, Hawkins won four games in a row, and the score came to 8-5.
In the fourteenth game, after losing four games in a row in the second stage, Ryan Day finally stopped the decline, and won with a single stroke of 78 points, 85-0 clean Hawkins, and 6-8 to pull back a game. In the fifteenth game, Ryan Day scored 62 points in a single stroke, 82-9 and another game, and the score was close to 7-8.
In the sixteenth game, Ryan Day scored 68 points in a single stroke, won another game 83-33, and equalized the score 8-8. Once again, the two sides are back on the same starting line. In the seventeenth game, Ryan Day won 57-37 through piecemeal. 9-8 again leads and wins match point.
In the end, Ryan Day defeated Hawkins 10-8. In the second round, Ryan Day challenged O'Sullivan. In this game, O'Sullivan completely dominated the field and led 5-3 in the first stage. In the second stage, he extended his advantage to 10-6. In the third stage, O'Sullivan continued to work hard, and after the eighteenth game, he won 6 match points 12-6 and advanced to the top 8 13-7.