On May 2, Beijing time, the World Snooker Championship ushered in an extremely crazy night. Trump, Higgins and O'Sullivan, the three favorites, were all out overnight. Trump lost to Jack Jones 9-13, four-time champion Higgins lost to Kyren Wilson 8-13, and seven-time champion O'Sullivan lost to Bingham 10-13. There are as many as three qualifiers among the top 4 players, and only Kyren Wilson is left in the top 16.
This World Championships has come to the top 8 stage, and there have been many upsets. The likes of Selby, Mark Williams and defending champion Brecel are all out. However, the two biggest favorites, O'Sullivan and Trump, remain in the draw. But what was unexpected was that they lost back-to-back games on the same matchday. First, Trump lost in the confrontation with Jack Jones, who is ranked 44th in the world. After 9 draws, Trump lost 4 games in a row and lost 9-13.
Just when fans thought that O'Sullivan would go straight to the finals or even win the championship, O'Sullivan also overturned in the gutter. Facing the veteran Bingham, O'Sullivan began to make mistakes one after another when he was leading 8-6 and was chased to 8 draws. Such a poor performance of mistakes also continued to the third stage. After 10 draws, O'Sullivan made simple ball errors in 3 consecutive games, and finally lost 10-13 and missed the top 4.
In addition to Xiaote and the Rockets, another four-time World Championship champion Higgins was also announced! Facing the younger Kyren Wilson, although Higgins once chased from 4-9 to 8-9, Higgins' form fluctuated violently after that, and Wilson seized the opportunity to win four games in a row and won the game 13-8. So far, the top 4 of this World Championship have all been released: Kyren Wilson vs Gilbert, Bingham vs Jones.