England: 4 young players in the UK are all inked, the big names only sharks stop, the little double double jimmy, Selby does not dare to relax.
In the second round of the World Snooker England Open, at the Marshall Sports Arena in Milton Keynes, world champion Selby beat Jamie Robertson 4-1. Top 16 players Higgins, Brother Lu, Trump and Hawkins McGill won, only Bingham lost, and this is his two consecutive tournament stops outside the Round of 64. China's 6 members, foreign wars are ink, only Zhao Xintong won a precious seat of the top 32 by derby.
Selby is currently embroiled in a battle with Trump for world number one. Selby climbed to number one after the British Open earlier this season, but was later overtaken by Trump after the Northern Ireland Open.
However, after this week's event, Selby is sure to regain the world title. That's because Trump's 230,000 prize money to win the 2019 World Open and Northern Ireland Open will be fully deducted after the tournament ends, resulting in a drop in the rankings.
Selby scored a single 78 to win the first two innings, but after missing the last black ball in the third set, he transferred the ball to Wilson from Havante and was chased back 1-2 by the opponent. Selby then won the match point in the fourth set, and in the fifth set he sent a single 73 point to give him a 4-1 win. Selby's next-round opponent is his friend Walkerlin, who eliminated seven-time world champion Hendry.
After the game, Selby said that while his opponents still have a lot to learn, he should stick to his offensive style.
"The game was still primitive for Jamie, and there was a delicate line between over-taming it and taming it so he wouldn't be so dangerous. At 17, you can only let him play as much as he pleases. He will only learn from his mistakes," said Selby, 38.
"I played at the same club as Walkering. I have a high opinion of him. He's played well in training but hasn't brought that good form to the game yet. This disappointed him. He can play well. Tonight is going to be a great game and it's a really interesting thing to see Hendry playing on the edge of danger, his whole body twitching. ”
Trump, currently ranked world number one, reached the round of 32 with a 4-2 win over Jimmy Robertson. The ace also faced Jimmy Robertson at the recent Northern Ireland tournament, when he narrowly won 4-3. Today is the second recent encounter. In this game, Little played a single score of 73 and 111 points. He will take on world number 72 Holworth, who beat China's Xiao Guodong 4-2. Top 16 McGill swept Green 4-0, while Karen Wilson beat Carty 4-2. Mark Davis 4-3 Lecturt. Hawkins killed Jones 4-3. O'Brien upset Bingham 4-3. Higgins shot a 3-80+ and a 1-shot 70+ to win 4-0 over Reines Jr.
On the Side of the Chinese Legion, Cao Yupeng fell into a strange circle of poor defense and was 0-4 and was kept clean by a bald head. Xiao Guodong started with a single shot of 120 points and then was hit back by the opponent's 50+ shots in a row, and finally stopped at 2-4. In the battle for newcomers, Wu Yize and Chang Yubing also lost 1-4, 3-4 to Liao Er and wild card player Kadir respectively. Zhao Xintong derby brushed out a single shot 84 + 87 points 4-0 to sweep Xu Si.