On May 2, Beijing time, the 1/4 finals of the 2024 World Snooker Championship ended, and the results were shocking, only 1 seeded player advanced to the semifinals, which has made history, the first time since the top 32 of the Crucible tournament! The first two rounds of this World Championship Crucible are 50% of the seeded players knockout, and it has been increased to 75%! Ding Junhui, Zhang Anda, Mark Williams, Gary Wilson, Ali Carter, Mark Selby, Luca Brecel, Barry · Shaun Murphy, Robert Milkins, Mark Allen, and Tom Forde made it to the second round.
1/4 Finals:
World No. 1 O'Sullivan hit seven single-stroke 50+ shots in the whole game, two of which broke 100 in a single stroke, and after falling behind 1-3 several times to draw 4-4, 6-6, 8-8, 10-10, he was beaten three times in a row! Two of them lost the grappling, stopping at 44 points and 48 points, which is a pity. O'Sullivan's exit means that the latest world ranking (May 6) will no longer dominate the list, occupying the world's first cycle is temporarily fixed at 386 weeks, and will continue to rank second in history! If this station can win the championship, not only will it continue to reach the top, but it will also achieve the first single-season Grand Slam in his career, but he will be in average competitive condition! The rocket stopped in the quarterfinals of the World Championships, and the world ranking is 4th, and there is a possibility of decline.
Grand Slam "draw" winner Stuart Bingham 13-10 O'Sullivan, played 11 single-stroke 50+ in the whole game, including three single-stroke 100, and in the 22nd game after falling behind 0-23, he scored 103 points to win the match point 12-10.
World No. 2 Trump lost to Jack Jones 9-13 and missed the top four. In the first stage, the two sides fought to a 4-4 draw, and in the second stage, it was 8-8, and at the beginning of the third period, Jones caught Trump's pink ball mistake and overscored by one shot. Then in the eighteenth game, Trump grabbed Jones' bag to equalize the score. Jones then went into the break with two straight wins and an 11-9 run. After returning from the break, Jones took the lead in getting match point. In the match point game, after Trump made an offensive error, Jones seized the opportunity to score 106 points in a single stroke, and finally defeated Trump 13-9 to advance to the top 4.
Trump lost to Crucible's lowest-ranked player in the world, stopped in the quarterfinals, and was ranked second in the world at the moment, but no matter who wins the championship, his final ranking of the season is second in the world! Originally, he reached the final to regain the world No. 1, but this continuous season of hard work was picked by others, and at one point he was only 20,000 pounds behind O'Sullivan in the British Championship.
Four-time world champion John Higgins beat Allen 13-12 to advance to the quarterfinals and said: "This is the best clearance (71 points in a single stroke versus 62 points in a single stroke), this is the best. It will always be with me. After everything I've been through for the past two years, it's a very proud moment for me to stand up under the most intense pressure. When I came to the table, I knew that flipping the bag was the only chance. I felt calm and I just tried to stay positive and keep putting the club straight. It should be a miracle for me, I know I can do it, and that's the hardest part. Higgins added: "I cried in the locker room for about 20 seconds to vent all my emotions. But then I said to myself, I have to be ready for tomorrow. I'm only in the quarter-finals and there's still a long way to go. I need to do better. I haven't hit a 100 shot in a tournament yet. But I fought the pitch and kept a positive mentality. ”
Higgins was originally going to go a long way, but the heavens did not go his way, and he lost to Kyren Wilson 8-13 in the quarterfinals, who was also the only seeded player in the semifinals! The whole game played a single stroke of 10 strokes and a single stroke of 50+, two of which broke 100 in a single stroke, and played four consecutive whips three times! The instant world ranking jumped three places to No. 12, and if he won the championship, he would overtake the Rockets, and Luka would come to third in the world! Higgins stopped in the quarterfinals, missed the best result of the season, and immediately ranked 15th, if Karen can't advance to the finals, the top 16 is not guaranteed!
David Gilbert 13-8 Maguire, advanced to the semifinals of the World Championships for the second time in his career, and immediately rose 10 places to No. 21 in the world rankings. In the whole game, he played six single-stroke 50+, of which three single-stroke broke 100, which is the player who has played the most single-stroke 100 at present.
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