On April 30, Beijing time, the 1/4 finals of the 2024 Snooker World Championship continued, a key battle, Trump vs. Jack Jones, as of now, Trump 9-12 to the edge of the cliff, like sleepwalking, Jones got the match point strongly, do you want to break the rhythm of the upset?
As a post-80s celebrity, Trump has won 5 championships this season, although there are no British Championships, Masters and other three major championships, but the world ranking is still relatively stable, and he is also the No. 3 seed in this year's World Championships! In the first two rounds, Trump eliminated Hussein Vafi and No. 14 seed Tom Forde in a row, and he still has a high gold content, and frankly speaking, he has not experienced a particularly big test in these two games.
Jones's ranking is not high, only 44th, starting from the qualifying round, he defeated Zhou Yuelong, Zhang Anda (No. 11 seed), Si Jiahui three Chinese players in a row, became a big dark horse, advanced to the top 8. The two have played each other 5 times before, with Trump having a 4-1 advantage, but there has been no long-game matchup.
In the first two stages, Trump's overall state was not ideal, but Jones also failed to seize the opportunity and open up the difference, and after the two stages, the two played 8-8, which made the third stage of the game even more suspenseful. In the first half of the third period, Trump was still not at his best, and Jones took the opportunity to build a slight advantage at 11-9.
In the 21st game, Jones lost the red ball with 18 points, and it exploded the red ball pile! Trump lost the yellow ball, leaving the bag ball, Jones hit 53 points and lost the pink ball in the middle bag, Jones lost the long platform, Trump finally scored again in the bag, and turned to defense with 21 points. After continuous multi-shot defense, Trump also missed the opportunity, Jones cleared the last red ball at a large angle, and then Trump chose to admit defeat, and Jones got the match point 12-9.