On April 30, 2024, Beijing time, the main event of the World Snooker Championship is in full swing, and 1/4 of the matches will be played on this match day. The annual World Championship is the highest level of snooker billiards, the championship prize is 500,000 pounds, this competition has increased the full score bonus, the full score prize is 40,000 pounds, so far no one has played a full score in the main match of this competition. With Mark Allen, Ding Junhui and Xu Si out one after another, there is a high probability that no one will be able to achieve a perfect score of 147,000 pounds in the three major competitions this season.
Eight of the 16 seeded players in the first round of the tournament were upset, including defending champion Brecel and four-time world champion Selby, and in the 1/8 match, Mark Allen, Shaun Murphy and other four seeded players were out one after another. In the top 8 seats, only O'Sullivan, Higgins, Trump and Kyren Wilson are four seeded players, of which Rocket and Xiaote are the biggest favorites to win the championship.
The competition for the semi-finals on this match day was the competition between Trump and the biggest dark horse of the tournament, Jack Jones, as well as the competition between David Gilbert and Maguire, and the first stage of the game ended, Trump 4:4 Jack Jones, David Gilbert 7:1 Maguire. Next, O'Sullivan and Higgins played one after another, and the specific battle situation is as follows.
O'Sullivan 4:4 Bingham
O'Sullivan is currently ranked No. 1 in the world and Bingham is ranked No. 29. Bingham was a late bloomer, having only become one of the world's top players at the age of 30 and winning his first career ranking tournament title at the age of 35, but in the next 10 years, Bingham won back-to-back World Championships, Masters and other heavyweight titles. However, in 2017, Bingham was banned for illegal betting, and his results have been tepid since his comeback.
O'Sullivan has won 7 world championships in his career, and this competition is attacking the eighth crown and the eighth Grand Slam. O'Sullivan has won three consecutive major championships this season, including the British Championship and the Masters, and if he wins this competition, it will be a new milestone. O'Sullivan has won 5 high-quality championships this season and is currently ranked No. 1 in the world, but the 2022 World Championship championship points will be deducted at the end of the competition, and if he fails to win the championship in this competition, the world No. 1 position will be replaced.
After the start of the game, Bingham quickly entered the state, and in the first game, Bingham scored 55 points in a single stroke and won the game 77-7 and got off to a good start. In the second game, Bingham scored 75 points with a single stroke and won the next game with 92:14, leading 2:0. In the third game, Bingham took the lead in scoring 51 points in a single stroke, and then O'Sullivan seized the opportunity to blast out a single stroke of 66 points to achieve a single game reversal. In the fourth game, Bingham contributed 79 points in a single stroke and won the game 90:1, leading 3:1. In the fifth game, O'Sullivan fought back strongly and scored 116 points with a single shot to get back a game. In the sixth game, O'Sullivan scored many times and finally won the game 87:34. In the seventh game, Bingham took the lead with a 25-point lead, and then O'Sullivan scored 70 points in a single stroke to win the game, leading 4:3. In the eighth game, Bingham scored three times, and finally won the game 72-0, and the score was tied 4-4.
Higgins 3:5 Kyren Wilson
Higgins is ranked 13th in the world and Kyren Wilson is ranked 12th. Kyren Wilson is one of the best post-90s players, winning five ranking tournaments in his career. However, Wilson's form has been poor in the last two seasons, and the world ranking has continued to decline, with the best result in this season's ranking tournament being the semi-finals of the German Masters. In this competition, Kyren Wilson eliminated veterans Dale and Joe O'Connor in succession to advance to the top 8.
"75 Three Heroes" Higgins has won 31 ranking championships in his career, including 4 championships and 4 runners-up in the World Championships. As he got older, Higgins' form steadily declined, reaching the semi-finals of the tournament six times in a row this season, but unfortunately he did not take a step forward. In this tournament, Higgins defeated Jamie Jones and Mark Allen in a row to reach the quarterfinals, especially in the 1/8 match with Mark Allen, Higgins saved two match points in a row and achieved a super comeback after falling behind by 60 points in the deciding game.
When the game started, Kyren Wilson was on fire, while Higgins was cold and completely out of shape. In the first game, Kyren Wilson won the game 108:5 with 70 points in a single stroke. In the second game, Kyren Wilson scored 95 points in a single stroke and then went to the next game. In the third game, Kyren Wilson continued to soar and scored 93 points in a single stroke to win, and Higgins was powerless. In the fourth game, Kyren Wilson scored twice and contributed 71 points in a single stroke, and finally won the game 85:7, leading 4:0. In the fifth game, Higgins warmed up and scored 129 points in a single stroke to pull back a game. In the sixth game, Kyren Wilson scored 121 points with a single stroke to win the game, leading 5:1. In the seventh game, Higgins won with a single stroke of 73 points. In the eighth game, Higgins seized the opportunity to get started, scored 102 points with a single stroke and scored 102 points in the next game, and fell behind 3:5.