On the morning of April 17, Beijing time, the first round of 16 players was determined at the Snooker World Championships. Selby eliminated Jones 10-7 in the game to advance. At the end of the first phase on the afternoon of the 16th, Selby took a 6-3 lead, and after work, Selby continued to maintain his advantage, taking the lead 10-7 to advance to the round of 16
In the second stage of the game, in the tenth inning, Selby scored a single 55 points to build the advantage. Won the match 86-33. In the eleventh inning, Jones scored 50 points, but Selby scored 66 points through multiple starts to win another set. Tied up 8-3.
In the twelfth set, the two sides began to fight, and after several attacks and defenses, Jones won the game with a slight advantage of 56-53 and recovered a set. In the thirteenth inning, Jones scored 53 points and chased another set. In the fourteenth inning, Jones scored 60 points through multiple starts and returned the set 60-48.
In the fifteenth inning, Selby scored 137 with zero points to make it 9-6 to match point. In the sixteenth inning, Jones scored 51 points to save a match point. In the seventeenth set, the two sides fought each other, and Selby scored 91 points several times, winning the game 91-30 and eliminating the opponent 9-7 to advance.
Fire Teacher came back in the second half and directly gave Brother Bean a 5-in-a-row whip to end the first stage of the game 6-3. Gilbert opened with 56 points, took the first set 129-1, scored 94 points in the second set, and kept a clean sheet to win another set. In the third set, the two sides fought each other, and Gilbert won another set 65-54 to take a 3-0 lead. In the fourth inning, the Rockets scored 122 points to chase back an inning, 3-1 on the field.
In the fifth set, the two sides engaged in a tug-of-war, with O'Sullivan taking another set at 73-35. In the sixth set, O'Sullivan scored 64 points to tie the score to a 3-3 draw. In the seventh set, O'Sullivan ushered in an explosion, scoring 104 points, 126-8 to reverse the score, and now the score (O'Sullivan) is 4-3 (Gilbert). In the eighth inning, O'Sullivan continued to exert his strength, scoring 66 points in one shot to extend the advantage to lead two innings. In the ninth inning, O'Sullivan's hand was still online, and the single-shot 54 points established an advantage of 67-0 clean sheets gilbert to take a 6-3 lead.
Zhao Xintong 7-2 James Clark, ending the first stage of the game, Zhao Xintong contributed two shots over 100. The second stage of the match will continue at 17:00 on April 17. Sean Murphy vs. Maguire, both sides played average. Each shoots 2 50+.