World Snooker Championship / participant
This page lists all snooker players who have made it to the finals of the World Snooker Championship in their careers since it has been held at the Crucible Theater in Sheffield since 1977 .
List of players
- Name: gives the name of the player.
- Nation: States the nationality under which the player is listed at the world association.
- Dates of life: states the date of birth and, if applicable, the date of death of the player. Sorting is based on the date of birth.
- Number: The number of finals at the World Snooker Championship.
- Participations: states the years in which the player took part in the final round of the snooker world championship.
- Best result: states the best result that the player has achieved in his career at the World Cup. Unless otherwise noted, the 1st round was the round of the last 32.
Note: The list can be sorted: By clicking on a column header, the list is sorted according to this column, clicking twice reverses the sorting. Any desired combination can be achieved by clicking two columns in a row.
Surname | nation | Life dates | number | Participation | best result |
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Mark Allen | Northern Ireland | Feb. 22, 1986 | 14th | 2007-2020 | Semifinals |
Roy Andrewartha | Wales | Apr 23, 1938 | 1 | 1984 | 1 round |
Sam Baird | England | 17th June 1988 | 2 | 2013, 2016 | Round of 16 |
John Bear | Canada |
Mar 17 2007 |
Aug 8, 1944 1 | 1982 | 1 round |
Simon Bedford | England | Feb. 8, 1976 | 1 | 1998 | 1 round |
Mark Bennett | Wales | 23 Sep 1963 | 3 | 1987, 1990, 1991 | 1 round |
Stuart Bingham | England | May 21, 1976 | 14th | 2000, 2002, 2008, 2009, 2011-2020 | victory |
Ian Black | Scotland |
Oct 25, 2006 |
Dec 11, 1954 1 | 1983 | 1 round |
Nigel Bond | England | Nov 15, 1965 | 15th | 1992-2001, 2003, 2006-2009 | final |
Luca Brecel | Belgium | March 8 1995 | 4th | 2012, 2017–2019 | 1 round |
Jordan Brown | Northern Ireland | Oct 9, 1987 | 1 | 2020 | 1 round |
Paddy Browne | Ireland | Apr 1, 1965 | 1 | 1989 | 1 round |
Alfie Burden | England | Dec 14, 1976 | 1 | 1998 | 1 round |
Jamie Burnett | Scotland | 16 Sep 1975 | 4th | 1996, 2009, 2011, 2014 | 1 round |
James Cahill | England | Dec. 27, 1995 | 1 | 2019 | Round of 16 |
John Campbell | Australia | Apr 10, 1953 | 5 | 1983, 1985-1988 | Round of 16 |
Marcus Campbell | Scotland | 22 Sep 1972 | 4th | 2001, 2010, 2011, 2013 | 1 round |
Cao Yupeng | People's Republic of China | Oct. 27, 1990 | 1 | 2012 | Round of 16 |
Stuart Carrington | England | May 14, 1990 | 3 | 2015, 2017, 2018 | 1 round |
Allister Carter | England | July 25, 1979 | 17th | 2003-2019 | final |
Ashley Carty | England | July 17, 1995 | 1 | 2020 | 1 round |
Paul Cavney | England | Aug 6, 1967 | 1 | 1995 | 1 round |
Bob chaperone | Canada | May 18, 1958 | 3 | 1988, 1989, 1992 | 1 round |
Tony Chappel | Wales | May 28, 1960 | 1 | 1990 | 1 round |
Eddie Charlton | Australia |
|
Oct 31, 1929 Nov 7, 2004
15th | 1977-1986, 1988-1992 | Semifinals |
Martin Clark | England | Oct. 27, 1968 | 5 | 1991-1994, 1996 | Round of 16 |
Jamie Clarke | Wales | Oct 5, 1994 | 1 | 2020 | Round of 16 |
Jamie Cope | England | Sep 12 1985 | 5 | 2008–2011, 2014 | Round of 16 |
Dominic Dale | Wales | Dec 29, 1971 | 9 | 1997, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2011-2014 | Quarter finals |
Anthony Davies | Wales | Dec 6, 1969 | 3 | 1994, 1995, 2002 | Round of 16 |
Fred Davis | England |
Apr 16, 1998 |
Aug 13, 1913 7th | 1977-1982, 1984 | Semifinals |
Mark Davis | England | Aug 12, 1972 | 11 | 1994, 1995, 1997, 2001, 2008, 2010, 2012–2015, 2019 | Round of 16 |
Steve Davis | England | 22 Aug 1957 | 30th | 1979-2000, 2003-2010 | victory |
Ryan Day | Wales | 23 Mar 1980 | 13 | 2004, 2006–2012, 2014–2018 | Quarter finals |
Joe Delaney | Ireland | Aug 4, 1972 | 1 | 2007 | 1 round |
Ding Junhui | People's Republic of China | Apr 1, 1987 | 14th | 2007-2020 | final |
Les Dodd | England | Feb 11, 1954 | 3 | 1983, 1993, 1994 | 1 round |
Ken Doherty | Ireland | 17 Sep 1969 | 19th | 1991, 1994-2008, 2010, 2012, 2014 | victory |
Scott Donaldson | Scotland | 19 Mar 1994 | 1 | 2019 | 1 round |
Jim Donnelly | Scotland | June 13, 1946 | 1 | 1982 | 1 round |
Graeme Dott | Scotland | May 12, 1977 | 20th | 1997, 2000-2013, 2015-2019 | victory |
Tony Drago | Malta | 22 Sep 1965 | 13 | 1988, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1995-2001, 2003, 2005 | Quarter finals |
Steve Duggan | England | Apr 10, 1958 | 1 | 1989 | Round of 16 |
Mike Dunn | England | Nov 20, 1971 | 1 | 2002 | 1 round |
Spencer Dunn | England | Nov 25, 1969 | 1 | 1993 | 1 round |
John Dunning | England |
Sep 11 2009 |
Apr 18, 1927 2 | 1981, 1982 | 1 round |
Nick Dyson | England | Dec. 19, 1969 | 2 | 1991, 2001 | 1 round |
Peter Ebdon | England | Aug 27, 1970 | 24 | 1992-2013, 2016, 2017 | victory |
Ray Edmonds | England | May 28, 1936 | 4th | 1980, 1981, 1985, 1986 | 1 round |
Craig Edwards | England | 23 Dec 1968 | 1 | 1991 | 1 round |
Patsy Fagan | Ireland | Jan 15, 1951 | 5 | 1977, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1985 | Quarter finals |
Jason Ferguson | England | May 31, 1969 | 3 | 1992, 1996, 1998 | 1 round |
Leo Fernandez | Ireland | 5th July 1976 | 1 | 1999 | 1 round |
Mick Fisher | England | July 12, 1944 | 1 | 1983 | 1 round |
Jack Fitzmaurice | England |
Jan 18, 2005 |
Apr 25, 1928 1 | 1982 | 1 round |
Tom Ford | England | Aug 17, 1983 | 4th | 2010, 2014, 2017, 2020 | 1 round |
Neal Foulds | England | July 13, 1963 | 12 | 1984-1994, 1996 | Semifinals |
Danny Fowler | England | July 30, 1956 | 4th | 1986, 1988, 1990, 1993 | 1 round |
Peter Francisco | South Africa | Feb 13, 1962 | 5 | 1988–1990, 1992, 1995 | 1 round |
Silvino Francisco | South Africa | May 3, 1946 | 8th | 1982-1989 | Quarter finals |
Marco Fu | Hong Kong | Jan. 8, 1978 | 18th | 1999-2001, 2003, 2005-2018 | Semifinals |
Marcel Gauvreau | Canada | Jan. 9, 1955 | 1 | 1984 | 1 round |
Michael Georgiou | Cyprus | Jan. 18, 1988 | 1 | 2019 | 1 round |
David Gilbert | England | June 12, 1981 | 6th | 2007, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2019, 2020 | Semifinals |
Nigel Gilbert | England | 20 Mar 1959 | 3 | 1990, 1991, 1995 | 1 round |
John Giles | England | July 24, 1969 | 1 | 1993 | 1 round |
Surinder Gill | England | Jan. 20, 1968 | 1 | 1994 | 1 round |
Brady Gollan | Canada | 28 Mar 1965 | 1 | 1990 | 1 round |
Martin Gould | England | Sep 14 1981 | 10 | 2009–2014, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020 | Round of 16 |
David Grace | England | May 5th 1985 | 1 | 2017 | 1 round |
Ian Graham | England | Jan. 17, 1967 | 1 | 1991 | 1 round |
David Gray | England | Feb. 9, 1979 | 6th | 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004-2006 | Quarter finals |
Gerard Greene | Northern Ireland | Nov 12, 1973 | 5 | 1999, 2003, 2005, 2009, 2010 | 1 round |
Terry Griffiths | Wales | Oct 16, 1947 | 19th | 1979-1997 | victory |
Mike Hallett | England | July 6, 1959 | 11 | 1982-1992 | Quarter finals |
Anthony Hamilton | England | June 29, 1971 | 13 | 1996-2002, 2004-2008, 2020 | Quarter finals |
Quinten Hann | Australia | 4th June 1977 | 6th | 1998, 2001-2005 | Round of 16 |
Dave Harold | England | Dec 9, 1966 | 11 | 1994–1998, 2000–2002, 2006, 2008, 2011 | Quarter finals |
Barry Hawkins | England | Apr 23, 1979 | 15th | 2006-2020 | final |
Kristjan Helgason | Iceland | 27 Mar 1974 | 1 | 2000 | 1 round |
Euan Henderson | Scotland | June 30, 1967 | 1 | 1996 | 1 round |
Stephen Hendry | Scotland | Jan. 13, 1969 | 27 | 1986-2012 | victory |
Drew Henry | Scotland | Nov 24, 1968 | 6th | 1994, 1996, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005 | Round of 16 |
Andy Hicks | England | Aug 10, 1973 | 8th | 1995, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2004-2007 | Semifinals |
Alex Higgins | Northern Ireland |
July 24, 2010 |
18 Mar 1949 14th | 1977-1988, 1990, 1994 | victory |
John Higgins | Scotland | May 18, 1975 | 26th | 1995-2020 | victory |
Andrew Higginson | England | Dec 13, 1977 | 2 | 2009, 2012 | Round of 16 |
Liam Highfield | England | Dec. 1, 1990 | 1 | 2018 | 1 round |
Michael Holt | England | Aug 7, 1978 | 8th | 2005–2007, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2016 | Round of 16 |
Graham Horne | Scotland | June 10, 1971 | 1 | 1997 | 1 round |
Pat Houlihan | England |
|
Nov 7, 1929 Nov 8, 2006
1 | 1978 | 1 round |
Eugene Hughes | Ireland | Nov 4, 1955 | 5 | 1983, 1985-1987, 1989 | Round of 16 |
Robin Hull | Finland | Aug 16, 1974 | 3 | 2002, 2014, 2015 | 1 round |
Paul Hunter | England |
|
Oct 14, 1978 Oct 9, 2006
8th | 1999-2006 | Semifinals |
Steve James | England | May 2, 1961 | 9 | 1988-1994, 1996, 1999 | Semifinals |
Joe Johnson | England | July 29, 1952 | 8th | 1984-1991 | victory |
Mark Johnston-Allen | England | Dec 28, 1968 | 1 | 1992 | 1 round |
Bradley Jones | England | May 16, 1974 | 1 | 1997 | 1 round |
Jamie Jones | Wales | Feb. 14, 1988 | 3 | 2012, 2015, 2018 | Quarter finals |
Tony Jones | England | Apr 15, 1960 | 4th | 1985, 1991-1993 | Round of 16 |
Wayne Jones | Wales | Dec. 24, 1959 | 4th | 1985, 1988-1990 | Round of 16 |
Michael Judge | Ireland | June 12, 1975 | 3 | 2001, 2002, 2008 | Round of 16 |
Mark King | England | 28 Mar 1974 | 15th | 1994, 1998–2004, 2006, 2008–2011, 2013, 2020 | Round of 16 |
Warren King | Australia | Apr 1, 1955 | 4th | 1984, 1987, 1988, 1991 | 1 round |
Tony Knowles | England | Apr 13, 1955 | 12 | 1981-1992 | Semifinals |
John Lardner | Scotland | May 10, 1972 | 1 | 1999 | 1 round |
Rod Lawler | England | July 12, 1971 | 2 | 1995, 1996 | Round of 16 |
Stephen Lee | England | Oct 12, 1974 | 17th | 1995, 1997-2012 | Semifinals |
Li Hang | People's Republic of China | Oct. 4, 1990 | 1 | 2019 | 1 round |
Liang Wenbo | People's Republic of China | 25th Mar 1987 | 7th | 2008–2010, 2012, 2016, 2017, 2020 | Quarter finals |
Peter Lines | England | Dec 11, 1969 | 1 | 1998 | 1 round |
Jack Lisowski | England | June 25, 1991 | 4th | 2013, 2018-2020 | Round of 16 |
Liu Chuang | People's Republic of China | June 6, 1990 | 2 | 2008, 2012 | 1 round |
Steve Longworth | England | July 27, 1948 | 2 | 1987, 1988 | Round of 16 |
Lü Haotian | People's Republic of China | Nov 29, 1997 | 1 | 2018 | Round of 16 |
Luo Honghao | People's Republic of China | Jan. 31, 2000 | 1 | 2019 | 1 round |
Murdo MacLeod | Scotland | Jan. 14, 1947 | 2 | 1985, 1987 | Round of 16 |
Kurt Maflin | Norway | Aug 8, 1983 | 2 | 2015, 2020 | Quarter finals |
Stephen Maguire | Scotland | 13 Mar 1981 | 17th | 2004-2020 | Semifinals |
Mitchell Mann | England | Dec 26, 1991 | 1 | 2016 | 1 round |
Perrie Mans | South Africa | Oct 14, 1940 | 8th | 1977-1983, 1986 | final |
Robert Marshall | England | Aug 25, 1964 | 1 | 1991 | 1 round |
Dave Martin | England | May 9, 1948 | 4th | 1981-1983, 1986 | 1 round |
Stefan Mazrocis | England | Apr 18, 1967 | 2 | 1995, 1997 | Round of 16 |
Ian McCulloch | England | July 28, 1971 | 5 | 1999, 2003-2005, 2007 | Semifinals |
Anthony McGill | Scotland | Feb 5, 1991 | 6th | 2015-2020 | Semifinals |
David McLellan | Scotland | Jan. 10, 1970 | 1 | 1997 | 1 round |
Rory McLeod | England | 26th Mar 1971 | 3 | 2009, 2011, 2017 | Round of 16 |
Alan McManus | Scotland | Jan. 21, 1971 | 21st | 1991–2006, 2013–2016, 2020 | Semifinals |
Jim Meadowcroft | England |
Sep 25 2015 |
Dec 15, 1946 3 | 1980, 1982, 1983 | 1 round |
Shaun Mellish | England | Jan. 10, 1970 | 1 | 1993 | 1 round |
Tony Meo | England | Oct. 4, 1959 | 11 | 1980-1987, 1989-1991 | Semifinals |
Jimmy Michie | England | Aug 4, 1971 | 1 | 1996 | 1 round |
Paul Mifsud | Malta | Feb 6, 1947 | 1 | 1984 | 1 round |
Graham Miles | England | May 11, 1941 | 8th | 1977-1984 | Quarter finals |
Robert Milkins | England | 6th Mar 1976 | 8th | 2002–2005, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2018 | Round of 16 |
Brian Morgan | England | July 16, 1968 | 4th | 1993-1995, 1997 | Round of 16 |
Darren Morgan | Wales | May 3, 1966 | 10 | 1989, 1990, 1993-2000 | Semifinals |
Mario Morra | Canada | 8 Sep 1953 | 1 | 1984 | 1 round |
Doug Mountjoy | Wales | June 8, 1942 | 17th | 1977-1993 | final |
Shaun Murphy | England | Aug 10, 1982 | 18th | 2002, 2003, 2005-2020 | victory |
Stephen Murphy | Ireland | 23 Sep 1969 | 1 | 1992 | 1 round |
Terry Murphy | Northern Ireland | 6th Mar 1972 | 2 | 1998, 1999 | 1 round |
Steve Newbury | Wales | Apr 21, 1956 | 3 | 1989-1991 | 1 round |
Joe O'Boye | England | 6th Mar 1960 | 1 | 1989 | 1 round |
Fergal O'Brien | Ireland | March 8 1972 | 10 | 1994, 1998-2002, 2005, 2007, 2010, 2017 | Quarter finals |
Stephen O'Connor | Ireland | Oct 15, 1972 | 1 | 1993 | 1 round |
Dene O'Kane | New Zealand | Feb 23, 1963 | 6th | 1985, 1987, 1989, 1992, 1994, 1996 | Quarter finals |
Ronnie O'Sullivan | England | Dec 5, 1975 | 28 | 1993-2020 | victory |
Andrew Pagett | Wales | Apr 25, 1982 | 1 | 2011 | 1 round |
John Parrott | England | May 11, 1964 | 23 | 1984-2004, 2006, 2007 | victory |
Karl Payne | England | Feb 8, 1970 | 1 | 1993 | 1 round |
Joe Perry | England | Aug 13, 1974 | 16 | 1999, 2002–2004, 2006–2012, 2014–2016, 2018, 2019 | Semifinals |
Stuart Pettman | England | Apr. 24, 1975 | 3 | 2003, 2004, 2010 | 1 round |
Tai Pichit | Thailand | Jan. 10, 1963 | 1 | 1995 | 1 round |
Barry Pinches | England | July 13, 1970 | 3 | 1991, 2004, 2005 | Round of 16 |
Gary Ponting | England | Jan. 7, 1975 | 1 | 1994 | 1 round |
Dechawat Poomjaeng | Thailand | July 11, 1978 | 1 | 2013 | Round of 16 |
Mick Price | England | June 2, 1966 | 3 | 1992, 1996, 1997 | Round of 16 |
Jason Prince | Northern Ireland | 17th June 1970 | 1 | 1998 | 1 round |
John Pulman | England |
Dec 25, 1998 |
Dec 12, 1923 3 | 1977, 1978, 1980 | Semifinals |
John Read | England | 3rd May 1969 | 1 | 2000 | 1 round |
Ray Reardon | Wales | Oct 8, 1932 | 11 | 1977-1987 | victory |
Dean Reynolds | England | Jan. 11, 1963 | 11 | 1982, 1983, 1985-1993 | Quarter finals |
Jimmy Robertson | England | May 3, 1986 | 4th | 2011, 2015, 2017, 2018 | 1 round |
Neil Robertson | Australia | Feb. 11, 1982 | 16 | 2005-2020 | victory |
Alain Robidoux | Canada | July 25, 1960 | 9 | 1990-1993, 1995-1999 | Semifinals |
David Roe | England | Sep 11 1965 | 6th | 1989, 1993-1996, 2001 | Round of 16 |
Noppon Saengkham | Thailand | July 15, 1992 | 2 | 2017, 2020 | Round of 16 |
Mark Selby | England | June 19, 1983 | 16 | 2005-2020 | victory |
Matthew Selt | England | 7th Mar 1985 | 2 | 2013, 2015 | 1 round |
Eddie Sinclair | Scotland |
Jan. 22, 2005 |
May 5, 1937 1 | 1984 | 1 round |
Elliot Slessor | England | Aug 4, 1994 | 1 | 2020 | 1 round |
Chris Small | Scotland | 26 Sep 1973 | 8th | 1992, 1999-2005 | Round of 16 |
Billy Snaddon | Scotland | 7th July 1969 | 5 | 1994, 1995, 1997, 2000, 2001 | 1 round |
John Spencer | England |
July 11, 2006 |
Sep 18 1935 10 | 1977-1986 | victory |
Craig Steadman | England | July 14, 1982 | 1 | 2015 | 1 round |
Kirk Stevens | Canada | Aug 17, 1958 | 10 | 1979-1988 | Semifinals |
Matthew Stevens | Wales | Sep 11 1977 | 17th | 1998–2008, 2011–2013, 2015, 2018, 2020 | final |
Sean Storey | England | Aug 19, 1971 | 2 | 2001, 2003 | Round of 16 |
Joe Swail | Northern Ireland | 29 Aug 1969 | 12 | 1993, 1995, 1998, 2000-2004, 2006-2009 | Semifinals |
David Taylor | England | July 29, 1943 | 11 | 1977-1987 | Semifinals |
Dennis Taylor | Northern Ireland | Jan. 19, 1949 | 18th | 1977-1994 | victory |
Nick Terry | England | Sep 15 1967 | 1 | 1996 | 1 round |
Cliff Thorburn | Canada | Jan. 16, 1948 | 15th | 1977–1990, 1994 | victory |
Willie Thorne | England |
June 17, 2020 |
4th Mar 1954 19th | 1977, 1978, 1980-1996 | Quarter finals |
Tian Pengfei | People's Republic of China | Aug 16, 1987 | 1 | 2019 | 1 round |
Judd Trump | England | Aug 20, 1989 | 11 | 2007, 2011-2020 | victory |
Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | Thailand | Apr 18, 1985 | 3 | 2018-2020 | 1 round |
Alexander Ursenbacher | Switzerland | Apr 26, 1996 | 1 | 2020 | 1 round |
John Virgo | England | Apr 3, 1946 | 14th | 1977, 1979-1991 | Semifinals |
Chris Wakelin | England | 16. Mar. 1992 | 1 | 2018 | 1 round |
Ricky Walden | England | Nov 11, 1982 | 7th | 2009, 2011, 2013–2016, 2018 | Semifinals |
Lee Walker | Wales | Feb 11, 1976 | 3 | 1997, 1998, 2004 | Quarter finals |
Nick Walker | England | Aug 4, 1973 | 1 | 1999 | Round of 16 |
Patrick Wallace | Northern Ireland | Sep 20 1969 | 1 | 2001 | Quarter finals |
Michael Wasley | England | Feb 23, 1990 | 1 | 2014 | Round of 16 |
James Wattana | Thailand | Jan. 17, 1970 | 13 | 1992-1999, 2001-2004, 2006 | Semifinals |
Bill Werbeniuk | Canada |
Jan. 20, 2003 |
Jan. 14, 1947 10 | 1978-1986, 1988 | Quarter finals |
Barry West | England | Oct. 24, 1958 | 2 | 1987, 1988 | 1 round |
Jimmy White | England | May 2, 1962 | 25th | 1981-2000, 2002-2006 | final |
Michael White | Wales | 5th July 1991 | 3 | 2013, 2014, 2016 | Quarter finals |
Mark Wildman | England | Jan 25, 1936 | 1 | 1983 | 1 round |
Gary Wilkinson | England | Apr 7, 1966 | 10 | 1989-1993, 1995-1997, 2000, 2003 | Quarter finals |
Mark Williams | Wales | 21 Mar 1975 | 22nd | 1997–2013, 2015, 2016, 2018–2020 | victory |
Rex Williams | England | July 20, 1933 | 8th | 1977, 1982-1988 | 1 round |
Robbie Williams | England | Dec 28, 1986 | 3 | 2014-2016 | 1 round |
Cliff Wilson | Wales |
May 21, 1994 |
May 10, 1934 8th | 1980-1983, 1986, 1988-1990 | 1 round |
Gary Wilson | England | Aug 11, 1985 | 2 | 2017, 2019 | Semifinals |
Kyren Wilson | England | 23 Dec 1991 | 6th | 2014, 2016–2020 | final |
Ben Woollaston | England | May 14, 1987 | 1 | 2013 | 1 round |
Jon Wright | England | Aug 10, 1962 | 1 | 1987 | 1 round |
Jim Wych | Canada | Jan. 11, 1955 | 4th | 1980, 1984, 1987, 1992 | Quarter finals |
Xiao Guodong | People's Republic of China | Feb 10, 1989 | 3 | 2014, 2017, 2018 | Round of 16 |
Yan Bingtao | People's Republic of China | Feb 16, 2000 | 2 | 2017, 2020 | Round of 16 |
Zhao Xintong | People's Republic of China | Apr 3, 1997 | 1 | 2019 | 1 round |
Zhang Anda | People's Republic of China | Dec 25, 1991 | 3 | 2010, 2015, 2016 | 1 round |
Zhou Yuelong | People's Republic of China | Jan. 24, 1998 | 2 | 2017, 2019 | Round of 16 |
Remarks
- ↑ a b 1981 1st round was the round of the last 24.
- ↑ a b 1980 and 1981 1st round was the round of the last 24.
- ↑ 1st round was the round of 16.
- ↑ 1980 1st round was the round of the last 24.
- ↑ 1977 was the first round of the round of 16.