In the first round of the 2022 World Snooker Championships, Sean Murphy, who won the world championship, lost to Maguire 8-10, stopping in the round of 32, Zhao Xintong had no chance to play against Murphy, and the opponent would be Maguire. Murphy's exit was a nod, and Hawkins' out was also a nod, with the latter losing to world number 90 Jackson Page.
Murphy, 39, is a snooker Grand Slam winner who has won the World Championships, British Championships and Masters titles, but in recent years, Murphy has been plagued by back injuries and has declined in form. In the 2021 British Championships, Murphy had lost to Chinese amateur Si Jiahui, and after the game, he became angry and ashamed, believing that Si Jiahui was an amateur and should not appear in a professional competition like the British Championship. Murphy's remarks are very degrading.
Today, Murphy is the No. 10 seed of the tournament, and his opponent is Maguire. In the first four sets, the two sides were evenly divided, and the battle was 2-2! Since then, Maguire has won four consecutive sets to lay the edge, and Murphy is behind 2-6. After that, Murphy rebounded and won three consecutive sets, including the only single-shot breaker of the game - 130 points, Murphy chased to 5-6, Maguire then won the next set, Murphy fell behind 5-7. Subsequently, Murphy broke out again, winning three consecutive sets again to win 8-7. Unfortunately, in a good situation, Murphy lost 3 consecutive sets, lost 8-10, and stopped the first round.
Originally, fans thought that Zhao Xintong would meet Murphy in the second round, but now, the snooker Grand Slam winner is out, and Zhao Xintong has no chance to play against the world champion and will encounter Maguire.
Murphy's exit is a underdog, hawkins' out is an even bigger one, and his opponent is Paige, who is ranked 90th in the world. Hawkins started the game 3-0, and after Page blasted a single shot of 102 points, Hawkins was already 2-6 behind. Hawkins trailed 5-6, 7-8, and in the end, Page shot a single 128 and 135 consecutive points to eliminate Hawkins 10-7.
Jackson Page is only 20 years old, and he has been fighting since the first round of qualifying at the World Championships, beating Sean O'Sullivan 6-1, Ashley Cady 6-1, Joe Perry 6-3 and David Grace 10-6. Now, Page has eliminated No. 9 seed Barry Hawkins 10-7.
Up to now, the snooker World Championship Round of 16 has been born 5 seats, namely Zhao Xintong, O'Sullivan, Selby, Page and Maguire. The first group of the second round of the match is also out, Zhao Xintong vs. Maguire, career, the two have met once in 2016, Zhao Xintong lost to Maguire 2-6.