In the quarterfinals of the 2024 World Snooker Championship, David Gilbert played against Stephen Maguire, and in the end, Gilbert broke out and successfully advanced 13-8, and he was also the second top 4 player (Jack Jones had already advanced), which was really crazy!
Both of them made it through the qualifiers, which means that one qualifier will advance to the semi-finals. Gilbert, ranked 31st in the world, entered the main draw after knocking out David Lilley and Xiao Guodong in a row, and then beat defending champion + top seed Brecel 10-9 and 13-4 against 16th seed Robert Milkins. Harry Maguire, a six-time champion in the ranking tournament and ranked 28th in the world, entered the main draw after knocking out Hughill and Yuan Sijun in a row, and then eliminated No. 9 seed Carter 10-7 and No. 8 seed Murphy 13-9. The two have played each other a total of 7 times before, and Maguire is stronger with 5 wins and 2 losses.
In the first four games, Gilbert was in excellent shape, scoring 83 points in a single stroke and 110 points in a single stroke, and took a 4-0 lead, of which Maguire was reversed in a single game after 63 points in a single stroke in the second game. In the fifth game, Maguire scored 50 points in a single stroke and narrowly won 72-42 to pull back a game to 1-4. In the 6th game, Gilbert won with a single stroke of 130 points + clean sheet, 5-1. In the 7th game, Maguire scored 60 points in a single stroke, and Gilbert reversed 65-64 to 6-1. In the eighth game, Gilbert narrowly won 65-58, and after the first period, Gilbert won 7-1.
In the 9th game, Gilbert scored 73 points with a single stroke and expanded his advantage 8-1. In the 10th game, Maguire scored 84 points in a single stroke and won 2-8. In the 11th game, Gilbert won with a single stroke of 67 points, 9-2. Maguire scored 111 points in a single stroke to chase three games in a row to 5-9. In the 15th game, Gilbert won with a single stroke of 130 points, 10-5. In the 16th game, Maguire scored 74 points in a single stroke and kept a clean sheet 98-0, and after two stages, Gilbert led 10-6.
In the 17th game, Maguire won 71-33, 7-10. In the 18th inning, Gilbert returned 67-8 to 11-7. In the 19th game, Maguire scored 64 points in a single stroke, won 95-3, 8-11. Subsequently, Gilbert won two games in a row to advance 13-8.