In the third stage of the first semifinals of the just-concluded World Snooker Championship on May 4, 2024, Beijing time, Kyren Wilson, a post-90s star, quickly opened the gap between himself and David Gilbert with his outstanding performance.
After the third eight-game competition, Wilson drew 8-8 with Gilbert in the first two stages, with a single stroke of 85 points, 93 points, 51 points, 88 points and five consecutive wins to temporarily lead Gilbert 14-10 to take a huge lead.
This also means that Gilbert will have to return Wilson at least a 7-2 score in the fourth stage to complete the promotion, so Wilson has a clear advantage. Next, the two sides will start the fourth stage of the match at 21:30 today.
Wilson played well to draw 8-8 with Gilbert
In the first stage of the match between the two sides, both players played a good competitive form. In the first three games between the two sides, Wilson took a 2-1 lead with a single shot of 73 and 87 points. Then Gilbert scored 105 points and 91 points in a single stroke, winning two games in a row to overtake Wilson 3-2.
Immediately afterwards, Wilson won two of the next three games with a performance of 67 and 88 points in a single stroke, and drew 4-4 with Gilbert, who scored 74 points in a single stroke, to maintain the level of evenness.
As the match entered the second stage, the two players continued to be evenly matched. Gilbert scored 129, 92 and 106 points with a single shot to win four of the eight games to draw 8-8 with Wilson. After this stage of the match, the third stage of the match between the two players became very important.
Gilbert clawed back to trail Wilson 9-11
As the match entered the third period, the difference between the two players was gradually widened, and Wilson gradually established his advantage in the game.
In the 17th game, Wilson played a very strong competitive state as soon as he came up, and he won the game 85-0 with an excellent performance of 85 points in a single stroke, thus leading Gilbert 9-8 to win a game advantage.
In the 18th game, Gilbert won the game with a single stroke of 55 points and won the game 83:1, thus drawing 9-9 with Wilson and once again pulling the two sides back to the same running line.
In the 19th game, Gilbert took the lead in scoring 20 points and made a mistake, and then Wilson scored 93 points with a single shot to win the game 93:20 to lead Gilbert 10-9.
In the 20th game, Wilson won the game with a single stroke of 51 points and 66:48 and led Gilbert 11-9.
Wilson won three games in a row to take a 14-10 lead over Gilbert
After the second half of the third period, Wilson continued to extend his advantage in the game with excellent form.
When the game came to the 21st game, Wilson took the lead in seizing the opportunity of Gilbert's mistake to score the red ball, and won the game 88-0 through a single-shot performance, thus leading Gilbert 12-9 and continuing to expand his advantage.
In the 22nd game, Wilson won the game 46-14 with multiple layups, and led Gilbert with a score of 13-9, extending the difference between the two sides to four games for the first time.
In the 23rd game, Wilson scored 69 points with his excellent ability to seize opportunities, and won the game with a 69-23 performance, leading Gilbert 14-9, extending the gap between the two sides to five games.
In the 24th game, Gilbert scored 101 points with a single shot and won the game 131:1, thus falling behind Wilson 10-14 and narrowing the difference.