On May 1, Beijing time, the World Snooker Championship broke out a super upset! Trump, ranked No. 2 in the world, suddenly collapsed in a 9-9 draw, and finally lost 9-13 to Jack Jones, who is ranked 44th in the world, and was eliminated. Jack Jones reached the top 4 of the World Championships for the first time in his career and became the biggest dark horse of this tournament. At the same time, it also gives world No. 1 O'Sullivan a huge opportunity, and he has a great chance to compete for his eighth world championship title.
In this game, Trump played very hard in the first 16 innings. In the first stage, Trump relied on a magical bag flip hit in the 8th game to chase the score to a 4-4 draw. In the second stage, Trump still did not have an advantage, and Jack Jones scored 117 points in a single stroke to chase the score to an 8-8 draw. In the third stage, the two sides won one game each, and the game was tied 9-9. It stands to reason that for the battle-hardened Trump, he is more familiar with such a scene, but this time he stumbled.
Jack Jones scored 87 and 61 points in a single stroke, quickly extending the score to 11-9. In the 21st game, Jack Jones won again in a fierce battle and got the match point. In the 22nd game, Jones did not give Trump any more chance, and scored 106 points in a single stroke to end the game directly. In the end, Jack Jones defeated Trump 13-9 and reached the top 4 of the World Championships. This was also the biggest upset of the tournament, and compared to Gilbert's defeat of defending champion Brecel, it was even more incredible for Gilbert to face the world number 44 and finally go out.
For O'Sullivan, the biggest obstacle on his way to winning the championship may be cleared. O'Sullivan has won 7 World Championships, as well as 8 Masters and 8 British Championships, and is only one step away from 8 Grand Slams. Judd Trump is the No. 1 player in the season and is now being eliminated. O'Sullivan's current opponents may only be Bingham and Higgins.