2022 to 2023 season Snooker UK Championship continues to compete for the first round of the competition. After the world champion Higgins and Neil Robertson were out of the last match day, another world champion was defeated on the third match day. Mark Williams, the world's sixth and third-time World Championship champion, lacked the stamina in the match against qualifying player Clark, and lost to his opponent 3:6 at the end of the match. He was eliminated in the first round of the upset.
The seed player who was eliminated on the third day also had Chinese young player Yan Bingtao . In the match with his teammate Zhou Yuelong , Yan Bingtao won first and then lost. He lost three games in a row when he led 5:3. The total score was "decisive" by Zhou Yuelong and was eliminated in the first round. After 12 games in the first round, six seed players were out of the game in an upset. They are: No. 1 seed Zhao Xintong , No. 3 seed Neil Robertson, No. 5 seed Higgins, No. 7 seed Mark Williams, No. 10 seed Hawkins and No. 16 seed Yan Bingtao. On the third day of the game, the other two world champions advanced easily. Bingham and O'Sullivan defeated Heifield and Stevens with the same score of 6:2, respectively, and advanced to the next round.
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Marc Williams, the winner of the three-time World Championships and now ranked sixth in the world, was Clark in the first round. Mark Williams played well in this game, but unfortunately, some key balls were handled with low-level mistakes, which eventually led to a crushing defeat and was eliminated. In the first game, Mark Williams got into the state quickly. He scored 70 points in a single shot and won the first place with 71:15. In the second game, Mark Williams missed a good opportunity to expand the score. He scored 57 points in a single shot but failed to win the game. Clark made many attacks and narrowly defeated one point with one point of 59:58. Then both sides fell into a hard battle again in the two games, and the two won one game and tied 2:2. In the fifth game, Clark scored 59 points in a single shot and won the score. In the sixth game, Mark Williams was not willing to be outdone and then scored 54 points in a single shot and tied the score to 3:3. The following three games scored and both sides had a chance to win. Unfortunately, Mark Williams failed to seize the opportunity. Clark scored 56 points and 64 points in a single shot and won three consecutive games. The total score was 6:3 and the world champion Mark Williams was strongly promoted to the top 216 of the British Championship. Yan Bingtao, seed of
16, staged a "China derby" with qualifying contestant Zhou Yuelong. The two competed fiercely in this game, and the winner was decided until the decisive game. Zhou Yuelong made efforts in the second half of the game and finally laughed to the end. At the beginning of the game, Zhou Yuelong got into the state very quickly, scoring 128 points and 90 in a single shot, winning two consecutive games to win 2:0. The backward Yan Bingtao then counterattacked. He scored 75 points and 62 points in a single shot and won two consecutive games, stubbornly tied the score. In the fifth game, the two sides competed fiercely. Zhou Yuelong made many attacks and won another game with 71:31, and surpassed the score again. Yan Bingtao, who was behind, then scored 97 points, 62 points and 81 points in a single shot and won three consecutive games to lead 5:3 to get the match point. Zhou Yuelong, who had no way to retreat, withstood the pressure in the ninth game and won with a difficult victory of 88:28. In the tenth game, Zhou Yuelong scored 72 points and scored the opponent in a single shot, and stubbornly tied the score to 5:5. Zhou Yuelong performed even better in the decisive game. He narrowly won 73:35, reversed the total score 6:5 and advanced to the next round strongly.
The biggest favorite to win the championship and seven-time World Championship champion O'Sullivan faced veteran Stevens in the first round. In this game, O'Sullivan continued the hot feeling of the championship. O'Sullivan scored 81 points, 94 points and 107 points in the first four games and then took a 3:1 lead. In the fifth game, Stevens won the chaos and recovered a game with 57:15. In the subsequent game, O'Sullivan controlled the game, scored 73 points and 102 points in a single shot and won three consecutive games. Stevens scored a total of 2 points in the last three games. In the end, O'Sullivan defeated Stevens 6:2 and advanced to the second round.
World champion Bingham faced Heifield. In the first two games, Bingham scored 54 points and 61 points in a single shot and won two consecutive games to lead 2:0. In the third game, Heifield made many attacks and recovered one game 81:0. In the fourth game, Bingham performed well and returned with a color of 94:0, expanding the score to 3:1.The two sides then fought fiercely in the two games, Bingham scored 58 and 56 points in a single shot, while Heifield scored 57 and 81 points in a single shot, and both sides won one game Bingham led Heifield 4:2. Although Bingham did not score a high score in the last two games, he still won two games in a row with a steady victory, defeating Heifield 6:2 in total, and advanced to the top 16 of the British Championship.
The two sides then fought fiercely in the two games, Bingham scored 58 and 56 points in a single shot, while Heifield scored 57 and 81 points in a single shot, and both sides won one game Bingham led Heifield 4:2. Although Bingham did not score a high score in the last two games, he still won two games in a row with a steady victory, defeating Heifield 6:2 in total, and advanced to the top 16 of the British Championship.
