At five o'clock in the afternoon of April 30, in the first two games of the eight-in-four, there was a completely unexpected situation and score: Potato brother Gilbert, who can be called the strongest qualifier in this World Championship, achieved a dream opening score of 7-1 ahead of Maguire, and is expected to easily advance to the semi-finals! Trump and Jack Jones temporarily tied 4-4, and the score was relatively anxious!
Potato brother Gilbert leads Maguire 7-1!
Gilbert can be called the strongest qualifier, and he entered the main draw even more powerfully, defeating the defending champion Brecel 10-9 in the first round, and beating Milkins in the second round, easily advancing to the quarterfinals!
The opponent Maguire defeated Carter in the first round and eliminated Murphy in the second round, both of which are strong opponents, and it can be said that Maguire's state and promotion are more golden.
The two have played each other 7 times before, and Maguire also has an absolute advantage of 5 wins and 2 losses, but in the game of more than 6 ties, the two only have one time, and Gilbert wins!
In this one-eighth matchup, there was a completely unexpected one-sidedness, and Maguire completely lost the momentum of the first two rounds, while Gilbert was still in hot form, even a terrifying offensive state!
In the first four games of the game, Gilbert scored 83 points and 110 points to take a 4-0 lead to a dream start, and after the break, Gilbert scored 130 points again to break 100.
In the seventh game, Maguire scored 60 points in a single stroke, held 64 points, and was reversed by Gilbert, 65-64 and a 6-1 lead.
In the eighth game, the two extended the score and fought for black, and in the end it was Gilbert who scored the black ball, winning 65-58 and ending the first stage of the game with a 7-1 lead.
Trump drew 4-4 with Jack Jones
Trump and Jones matched, although not as one-sided as Gilbert Maguire, but the dark horse Jones, who is still a qualifier, drew 4-4 with Trump!
can draw 4-4 with Trump, it can be seen that Jones's strength and state are indeed extraordinary, if you look at it this way, Zhou Yuelong, Zhang Anda and Si Jiahui will not be wronged if they lose to him!
The two have played each other 5 times before, and Trump has an absolute advantage of 4 wins and 1 loss, but in this matchup, Trump did not show much advantage, only played one shot to break 100 and one shot 50+, but was always controlled by Jones to take the initiative, playing 4 shots of 50+, and once overtook the lead 4-3.
Game 8: In the face of the last two colored balls, Jones failed to seize the opportunity, but was scored by Trump's black ball, 65-63 two points to complete the reversal, 4-4 to tie the score!