On January 16, 2025, Beijing time, the seventh match of the first round of the World Snooker Masters just concluded. Chinese star Zhang Anda completed the fifth encounter in their professional careers against newly crowned world champion Kyren Wilson.
In this game, both players played well. After ten rounds of competition, Zhang Anda lost 4-6 to Wilson despite making single-rod scores of 141, 85, 65, and 83, missing out on the quarter-finals.
It is worth noting that the single-rod score of 141 is also the highest single-rod score since the start of this Masters tournament. After this game, Zhang Anda suffered two consecutive defeats against Wilson.
Zhang Anda won a single shot to tie Wilson 1-1
In the first game, Wilson made a mistake in defense first, followed by Zhang Anda potting the red ball to get 44 points and then making a mistake. Then Wilson made another mistake, Zhang Anda got 7 points and made a mistake when attacking the black ball.
Wilson potted the red ball to get 46 points and then made a mistake. Zhang Anda took over and got another 8 points before missing the green ball. Wilson potted the green ball and eventually reversed the game with a score of 71:59 to take a 1-0 lead over Zhang Anda.
In the second game, Wilson did not make any obvious mistakes, but Zhang Anda still aggressively potted the red ball to get an opportunity. In the end, Zhang Anda won the game with a single-rod score of 85 and tied Wilson 1-1, bringing both sides back to the same starting line.
Wilson wins two games in a row to lead Zhang Anda 3-1
In the third game, Zhang Anda took the lead with 4 points and made a mistake, followed by Wilson potting the red ball to get 45 points and choosing to sink the cue ball into the top pocket for defense. Zhang Anda made a defensive mistake, Wilson got 18 points and missed the red ball.
Zhang Anda potted the red ball to get 20 points and also made a mistake. After multiple offensive and defensive exchanges, Wilson finally won the game with a score of 70:25 and continued to lead Zhang Anda 2-1.
In the fourth game, Zhang Anda potted the red ball first to get 32 points and then made a mistake, followed by Wilson making a shot mistake and being penalized 4 points. Zhang Anda potted the red ball again to get 28 points and chose to defend.
Wilson tried to attack but made a mistake, yet he played a high-quality defense. Zhang Anda made a mistake in solving the ball, Wilson potted the red ball and completed the reversal of the game with a single-rod score of 69 and a score of 69:64, leading Zhang Anda 3-1.
Zhang Anda misses the opportunity and loses to Wilson 4-6
In the fifth game, Wilson made a mistake in attacking the red ball at the bottom right corner pocket, followed by Zhang Anda making a single-rod score of 65 and playing a snooker. Wilson made a mistake in solving the ball and was penalized 5 points, Zhang Anda potted the red ball and finally won the game 114:0, trailing Wilson 2-3 and narrowing the gap.
In the sixth game, Zhang Anda got 41 points first and made a mistake, Wilson's defense left an attacking opportunity. Zhang Anda potted the long-range red ball and won the game with a single-rod score of 83, tying Wilson 3-3 and bringing both sides back to the same starting line.
In the seventh game, Zhang Anda got 24 points first and then missed the red ball in the middle right pocket, the cue ball fell into the pocket and was penalized 4 points, Wilson took over and made a single-rod score of 69 to win the game 73:24, leading Zhang Anda 4-3. In the eighth game, Zhang Anda made a single-rod score of 141 to win the game, tying Wilson 4-4 and refreshing the highest single-rod score of this Masters tournament.
In the ninth game, Wilson took the lead several times to win the game 86:33, leading Zhang Anda 5-4 and taking the match point. In the tenth game, Wilson took the lead several times to win the game 68:43, defeating Zhang Anda 6-4 and advancing to the quarter-finals.