中华时报英国讯（隋天童 赵雪湄）伦敦时间七日晚，“丁奥会”拉开帷幕。不少球迷和专家同时认为，这将是本届比赛最为精彩的一场角逐。首场大赛旗鼓相当，未分伯仲，丁俊晖4-4战平奥沙利文。今天下午二点半（北京时间晚九点半）二人将继续进行第二阶段的对决……
Ronnie O’Sullivan and Ding Junhui shared the first eight frames of their Betfred World Championship second round clash to end 4-4 after the opening session.
另一位中国小将零零后颜丙涛，开局一度5比3领先，被上届世锦赛冠军特鲁姆普9比7反超，之后丙涛顽强搏击，一度战至11平，终不敌强大对手，11比13惜败。小特拿到八强席位，率先挺进三轮，继续卫冕冠军之路……
Judd Trump’s defence of his Betfred World Championship title remained on track as he came through an immense battle against Yan Bingtao by a 13-11 scoreline.
素有“魔王”之称的三届世锦赛冠军马克塞尔比，13:12击败泰国小将诺庞桑坎姆。桑坎姆打得可圈可点，一度5比3领先，之后又追成12平，但塞尔比果真是“魔力四射”、“魔法无边”，决胜盘单杆124分完成绝杀，晋级八强。
Mark Selby once again proved his calmness under pressure as he made a century in the deciding frame to beat Noppon Saengkham 13-12 in the second round of the Betfred World Championship.
另一个二进三轮的战场，二员老将杀的你死我活，难解难分。马克威廉姆斯与宾汉姆，棋逢对手，将遇良才，二位前世界冠军都使出了浑身解数，最后金左手13比11击败宾汉姆，进入下一轮。他还冲“火箭”喊话：“我要和你打”，直接激起了丁俊晖的斗志……
Three-time Crucible king Mark Williams insisted that no one can question his ‘bottle’ after beating Stuart Bingham 13-11 in the second round of the Betfred World Championship