"Grinding King" Selby "Grinding" lost, losing to Wollaston in the first round of the 2025 World Snooker Championship

The first round of the 2025 World Snooker Championship was full of upsets, in addition to the champions and runners-up of the last tournament were eliminated by Chinese players, the world's fourth-ranked 4-time champion Selby also stopped in the first round. Late at night on the 24th local time, Selby lost 8:10 to his fellow countryman ranked 44th in the worldWollaston。

Selby is out in the first round of the 2025 World Championships

"There is a grinding hand in the grinding, and there is a grinding and a grinding high." In the second quarter of last night's game, Selby Ji, known as the "King of Mills".WollastonDefensive fighting, 9 rounds played for more than 5 hours. Selby admits to playing poorly, winning and losing, whileWollastonIt was considered the best win of his career.

Selby & WollastonAlso from the United Kingdom, Liszt, is an old friend from the same country, and the two met in the first round of this World Championships. In the first stage, Selby hit two shots to break 100 and led 5:4 in the round. In the second phase, which began last night local time,WollastonThe hand wind was smoother, winning two games in a row 6:5, but Selby immediately pulled back 6:6.

Wollaston (pictured) defeated Selby in the first round of the 2025 World Championships

In the second stage, the two sides tug-of-war, and there was no more one shot to break 100, and Selby only had a single stroke of 81 points, andWollastonThere were two times when a shot was over 50 points. Selby has always been known for his patience and defense, but this game met an opponent.WollastonIn better form, the defense was more solid, and the latter led to 9-7.

Selby scored 81 points in the seventeenth game to save the first game, and the game score was close to 8:9. In the eighteenth inning, the two played for about 46 minutes, and finally endedWollastonWon 66-41 and eliminated Selby 10-8 in the number of games to advance. The 9 innings of the second quarter ended at 12 o'clock local time and lasted for more than 5 hours. The two phases combined, they played for about eight and a half hours.

Selby is ranked fourth in the world and has won the World Championship four times

Selby "Grinding" lost the game, and he said after the game: "It's hard to play from beginning to end, I can't play my level, and I win and lose." I played poorly, whileWollastonI played well and played a wonderful performance. He played very well. "YesWollastonSelby, a four-time world champion, said: "I like him a lot, I've known him for many years, we've grown up together and seen him improve. ”

37 years oldWollastonRanked 44th in the world, he described the match against Selby as the best win of his career. "I've been to the final of the Welsh Open before, and the most important win was in Wales," he saidMark WilliamsIt was a full house, but the victory was even more important. He won 6-5 in the semi-finals of the 2015 Welsh Open against the Golden Left HandMark Williams, but lost to Higgins in the final.

Wollaston described the win over Selby as the best win of his career

WollastonDescribing him as a tactical duel with Selby, who won with tenacity, he said: "I know how good my tactics are, but Selby is the best guy in this area. I'm resilient in the safety tug-of-war, and that's why I won the race. ”Wollaston at this World ChampionshipsThe opponent in the second round is Chinese player Si Jiahui.