Robertson Struggles in 2024 World Snooker Qualifiers, Falls Behind Jones in Final Session

The 2024 World Snooker Championship qualifiers saw Neil Robertson struggling to keep up with Jamie Jones after the first session, with a score of 5-4 in Sheffield. This was a significant moment for Robertson, as he had not been forced to enter the nine-day qualification stage since 2006 due to his drop out of the world’s top 16 in late March, following a defeat to Ding Junhui in China.

In the afternoon session of this final round, Robertson had a rocky start and missed a red into the middle pocket early on, which set the tone for the match. Jones took advantage of this mistake and went on to win the frame. Robertson’s nerves continued to show as he fell two frames behind. However, he managed to rally and tie the score at 2-2, highlighted by a break of 103 in the leveling frame, marking his 100th century at the World Championships.

Jones responded with an impressive break of 135 to reclaim the lead, but Robertson fought back with breaks of 70 and 104 in consecutive frames to take the lead once again. The match remained tight as Jones once again leveled the score before it ended with Robertson behind. If Robertson advances to the Crucible, he will be seeking to win his first title since 2010, with his best performances in recent years being one semi-final and five quarter-final appearances.

Meanwhile at English Institute of Sport , Hossein Vafaei managed to turn around a 3-0 deficit against Jiang Jun , while David Gilbert had commanding 6-0 lead over Xiao Guodong . Other match scores from this day included Jamie Jones vs Neil Robertson (5-4) Joe O’Connor vs Matthew Selt (6-3) Cao Yupeng vs Pang Jungxu (4-5), Jackson Page vs Noppon Saengkham (5-4), Si Jiahui vs Wu Yize (5-4) and Xiao Guodong vs David Gilbert (2