In the third round of the just-concluded World Snooker United Kingdom Open on September 26, 2024, Beijing time, world No. 15 Neil Robertson lost three games in a row to Malaysia's Tu Zhenlong after scoring 78 points and leading 3-1 in a single shot and missed the round of 16.
In other matches at the end of the same time period, Xu Si lost 3-4 to Slessor with a single shot of 79 points and a 3-2 lead. Gilbert fell behind 1-3 with a single shot of 94 points and won three games in a row, and the excellent performance reversed 4-3 to beat Cardy to enter the round of 16.
Robertson suffered a tragic reversal and lost 3-4 to Tu Zhenlong
In the match between Robertson and Tu Zhenlong, both players played well. In the first game, Robertson scored 55 points in a single stroke by Tu Zhenlong, and won the game 78:59 with a single stroke of 78 points, successfully taking a 1-0 lead.
In the second game, Tu Zhenlong grabbed a number of handicap opportunities to pull back a city 65:16 and draw 1-1 with Robertson, bringing the two sides back to the same running line. In the third game, Robertson won the game 71:58 with Tu Zhenlong scoring 55 points with a single stroke, and continued to lead Tu Zhenlong 2-1.
In the fourth game, Robertson won the game 68:58 with Tu Zhenlong scoring 58 points with a single stroke, leading Tu Zhenlong 3-1 and taking the lead in getting the match point. In the fifth game, Tu Zhenlong won the game with a performance of 69:1 and fell behind Robertson 2-3. In the sixth game, Tu Zhenlong scored 90 points in a single stroke to win this game and drew 3-3 with Robertson. In the seventh game, Tu Zhenlong won the game with 65:15 and defeated Robertson 4-3.
Xu Si suffered a tragic reversal and lost 3-4 to Slessor
In the match between Xu Si and Slessor, both players were in relatively average form. In the first game, Xu Si won the game 79:54 with an excellent performance of 79 points with a single stroke and successfully took a 1-0 lead. In the second game, Xu Si won the game with 66 points and 66:43 with multiple layups, thus leading Slessor 2-0 to expand the advantage.
In the third game, Slesser scored 103 points with his excellent ability to grasp opportunities, won the game 103:31, and fell behind Xu Si 1-2, narrowing the difference to one game. In the fourth game, Slessor scored 68 points with a single stroke and won the game 76:36 to draw 2-2 with Xu Si.
In the fifth game, Xu Si won the game with a performance of 64:32, thus leading Slessor 3-2 and taking the lead to get the match point. In the sixth game, Slessor won the game with a single stroke of 56 points and 84:5 to draw 3-3 with Xu Si. In the seventh game, Slessor scored 76 points with a single shot to win the game, thus defeating Xu Si 4-3.
Gilbert won three games in a row to defeat Cardi 4-3
In the match between Gilbert and Cardi, Gilbert completed a super big comeback. In the first game, Gilbert won the game with a 78-25 performance to take a 1-0 lead. In the second game, Cardi relied on his excellent ability to grasp the opportunity to pull back a city 62:1 and draw 1-1 with Gilbert.
In the third game, Cardi scored 64 points on several occasions and won the game 64:96, overtaking Gilbert 2-1 to take the lead. In the fourth game, Cardi scored 85 points with a single stroke and won the game 114:4, leading Gilbert 3-1 and taking the lead to get the match point.
In the fifth game, Gilbert won the game 74-9 with his excellent ability to grasp the opportunity, and fell behind Cardy 2-3 to narrow the gap to one game. In the sixth game, Gilbert scored 94 points with a single shot to win the game, thus drawing 3-3 with Cardi and ushering in double match points. In the seventh game, Gilbert won the game 4-3 with a 74-21 chance to beat Cardy with multiple layups.