In the first stage of the just-concluded World Snooker Wuhan Open Finals on October 12, 2024, Beijing time, Chinese teenager Si Jiahui and Chinese player Xiao Guodong completed the first nine games of the competition between the two sides.
After the end of these nine games, Xiao Guodong, who is good at grinding control, temporarily led Si Jiahui 6-3 with a single shot of 54 points, 74 points, 129 points and excellent control of the game. Next, the two players will start the second stage of the match later in the game.
Xiao Guodong won two games in a row to lead Si Jiahui 2-0
In the first game, Si Jiahui took the lead in trying to attack the red ball in the right bottom pocket and made a mistake, and then Xiao Guodong scored the red ball and scored 16 points of error. Si Jiahui was penalized 4 points for a defensive mistake and the cue ball fell into the bag, and Xiao Guodong chose to stick a coffee ball to make a high-quality defense after scoring the red ball.
Si Jiahui made a mistake in solving the ball, Xiao Guodong hit the red ball in the left bottom pocket, and chose to hit the black ball in the library after scoring 47 points. Si Jiahui made a defensive mistake, and Xiao Guodong got another chance to get started. In the end, Xiao Guodong won the game with a single stroke of 54 points and won the game 121:7, leading Si Jiahui 1-0 and taking the lead.
In the second game, Si Jiahui did not make obvious mistakes in the kick-off, but Xiao Guodong still spelled the red ball to get a chance to get up, and hit the red ball after scoring 74 points in a single stroke to complete the super score. Si Jiahui chose to practice to find his form, but he made a mistake after scoring 17 points and chose to admit defeat. Xiao Guodong won the game 74:17 and took a 2-0 lead.
Si Jiahui broke 100 with a single shot and fell behind Xiao Guodong 1-3
In the third game, Si Jiahui took the lead in fighting the red ball in the left bottom pocket to get a chance to get started, and after scoring 19 points, he chose to paste the red ball pile due to a K ball error. Subsequently, Xiao Guodong also chose to paste the red ball pile.
Si Jiahui made a mistake when he chose to play the red ball away, and left Xiao Guodong with an offensive opportunity for the red ball in the right bottom pocket. Xiao Guodong scored the red ball but only scored 8 points before making a mistake, Si Jiahui scored the red ball again and won the game 128:8 with an outstanding performance of 109 points, 1-2 behind Xiao Guodong.
In the fourth game, Xiao Guodong took the lead in playing high-quality defense, and Si Jiahui was forced to choose a thin left bottom pocket with a difficult red ball to get a layup, but he only scored 39 points before making a mistake. Then Xiao Guodong scored 23 points and made a mistake. Si Jiahui made another 10 mistakes, Xiao Guodong completed a shot to clear the table and finally completed a single game reversal with 57:49 to lead Si Jiahui 3-1.
Xiao Guodong performed strongly, leading Si Jiahui 6-3
In the fifth game, Xiao Guodong took the lead in scoring 7 points and made mistakes, and then Si Jiahui chose to defend after scoring 38 points. After multiple rounds of offensive and defensive duels, Xiao Guodong finally completed the single-game reversal again with 54:52, leading Si Jiahui 4-1 and continuing to expand his advantage.
In the sixth game, Si Jiahui seized the opportunity of Xiao Guodong's attack on the red ball to complete the single-game reversal and kill 64:51 and fell behind 2-4, narrowing the difference between the two sides to two games.
In the seventh game, Si Jiahui took the lead in fighting the red ball and was forced to choose defense due to poor calling, and Xiao Guodong made a mistake in defense. Si Jiahui scored a red ball and scored 84 points and 85:0 in a single stroke, winning the game, thus falling behind Xiao Guodong 3-4 and continuing to narrow the difference.
In the eighth game, Si Jiahui was penalized 4 points for a serious mistake in defense, and then Xiao Guodong scored a red ball in the right bottom pocket and scored 129 points in a single stroke to win the game and lead Si Jiahui 5-3. In the ninth game, Xiao Guodong won the game with a performance of 73:54, leading Si Jiahui 6-3 to expand the advantage.