Beijing time on April 26, 2022, snooker World Championship began a 1/4 final competition, from the qualifiers to break through Stephen Maguire suddenly lost his hand, the whole field of mistakes, just like amateur players, in the case of O'Sullivan's state is also very general, Stephen Maguire lost 2-6, if Maguire can not improve the state, it is only a matter of time.
At this World Championship, there is only one qualifier in the quarterfinals, and that is Stephen Maguire. In fact, Maguire has the strength of seeded players, and the elimination of Sean Murphy and Zhao Xintong is proof. In the second round against Zhao Xintong, who has a fierce upward momentum, Stephen Maguire was particularly successful in terms of game strategy, and played a fairly high level at both ends of the attack and defense, allowing people to see the shadow of the peak Maguire.
If Stephen Maguire can continue this state, he can compete with O'Sullivan. However, Stephen Maguire seemed to be afraid of O'Sullivan, and the first stage of the game could not find any feelings. After the opening, the two were in average form, O'Sullivan made a lot of mistakes, and if Stephen Maguire played at a normal level, he could even lead O'Sullivan 3-1.
Unfortunately, Stephen Maguire won one set and then lost three sets in a row, most of the time there were opportunities, but quickly gave up the opportunities. For example, in the third set, Maguire scored 45 points and made a mistake, and O'Sullivan completed the reversal. In the fourth inning, Maguire scored a single 55, but was reversed by O'Sullivan's single 70 points. At some point, it's hard to imagine Maguire being a World Championship Round of 16 player, and these low-level mistakes have made him an amateur player and shake his head himself.
O'Sullivan was also in more average form than in the first two rounds, but made a 3-1 start. Returning from the break, Maguire was still in a slump, with O'Sullivan winning the fifth set 68-28 and the sixth inning 70-2, and the best game in the first stage was the seventh inning, O'Sullivan scored a single 123 point, the 1160th of his career. O'Sullivan won six straight sets, the aura is indeed very strong, he could have taken a 7-1 lead, but in the eighth set there was a mistake in the first set, And Maguire played a single 56 points to stop the decline.
However, the 2-6 fall in the first stage was a heavy blow for the confident Maguire, and once O'Sullivan played at his best, Maguire would have a hard time turning the tables. In the second stage of the match, Maguire will try to win a few more rounds and leave the suspense of the game until the third stage, if there are still so many mistakes, it is a matter of time before the game is out. In any case, O'Sullivan has the initiative again, and the hopes of advancing to the final four are very great, and this time it is a good opportunity for him to attack the championship!