page_title: 2020 World Snooker Championship
section_title: Second round
hierarchical_section_title: 2020 World Snooker Championship / Tournament summary / Second round
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Bild aufgenommen in Berlin während des German Masters im Snooker 2015. Neil Robertson. English: Picture taken in Berlin during the Snooker German Masters in 2015. Neil Robertson.
context_page_description: The 2020 World Snooker Championship was a professional snooker tournament that took place from 31 July to 16 August 2020 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England. It was the 44th consecutive year that the World Snooker Championship was held at the Crucible, and it was the final ranking event of the 2019–20 snooker season. The tournament was originally scheduled to take place from 18 April to 4 May 2020, but both the qualifying stage and the main rounds were postponed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The event was one of the first to allow live audiences since the outbreak of the pandemic, but on the first day it was announced that the event would be played behind closed doors for subsequent days; however, a limited number of spectators were later allowed in for the final two days of the championship.
  The tournament was organised by the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association and the World Snooker Tour, and was broadcast by the BBC, Eurosport and Matchroom Sport. The event had a total prize fund of £2,395,000, with the winner receiving £500,000.
context_section_description: The second round was played from 5 to 9 August as best-of-25 frames held over three sessions. Kurt Maflin took on John Higgins, with Higgins taking the first two frames. Maflin responded by winning the next four frames in a row, before Higgins won frame 7 with a break of 101. The final frame of the session was won by Maflin with a break of 81 to lead 5–3. Higgins won frame nine, but Maflin won the next two frames to take a 7–4 lead. In frame 12, Higgins made the highest break of the tournament, a maximum break of 147. The last maximum break at the event was made by Stephen Hendry in 2012. They shared frames 13 and 14 frames, however, Higgins won the next two frames to tie the match at 8–8. Maflin won the next two frames, before Higgins took the lead by winning the next three. Maflin, however, also won the three frames to win the match 13–11.
  Mark Williams won the first frame in the match against Stuart Bingham, with Bingham winning the next two frames. In frame four, Bingham was seven points ahead, but missed potting the black ball off the spot. Williams potted the black, and also the respotted black to win the frame. Williams then took the next three frames, and led 5–3 after the first session. Williams took frame nine, before Bingham won four straight frames to lead 7–6. Williams won the next two frames, but missed a green ball in frame 16 allowing Bingham to tie the match at 8–8. Bingham won frame 17 with a break of 70, before Williams won the next two frames. With the scores later tied at 11–11, Williams won the next two frames to win the match 13–11.
  Judd Trump won the first frame against Yan Bingtao, while Yan scored a break of 133 in frame two, before Trump won frame three. Yan then won the next four frames to lead 5–2. Yan missed the final brown ball in frame eight, allowing Trump to make a clearance and finish the session 3–5 behind. Trump won the second session 6–2, to carry a 9–7 lead into the final session, which he won 13–11 with a break of 127. Mark Selby and Noppon Saengkham were tied at 8–8 after the first two sessions of their match, with three-time champion Selby taking a 12–10 lead. Noppon won the next two frames, however, to force a deciding frame. In frame 25, Selby made a century break to win the match 13–12.
  Kyren Wilson received a bye through the first round, after Anthony Hamilton withdrew and met Martin Gould. Wilson won five of the first six frames of the match, before Gould won the final two of the session. At 5–3 ahead, Wilson won the next five frames in a row to lead 10–3. Gould won the next two frames, but Wilson won the final frame of the second session to lead 11–5. In the final session, Gould won the first three frames, and had won the fourth baring foul shots. In a snooker, Gould missed and conceded a free ball, allowing Wilson enough points to win the frame. Kyren won the match in frame 21 13–9. Barry Hawkins trailed  2010 champion Neil Robertson 3–5 after the first session of their match, with Robertson winning frame nine to lead by three frames. Hawkins won the next four straight frames to take the lead 7–6. Robertson won the next two frames to lead again, but Hawkins tied the match at 8–8 after two sessions. Robertson won the next two frames, before Hawkins scored a century break in frame 19. Robertson won the next three frames to win 13–9.
  Ronnie O'Sullivan, making a record 28th consecutive appearance at the event, was level with Ding Junhui after the first session 4–4. O'Sullivan won frame nine, before Ding won three frames with breaks of 64, 118 and 101 to lead 7–5. O'Sullivan also won three frames in a row, before Ding won frame 16 to level at 8–8. O'Sullivan won the match 13–10 to reach a record 19th quarter-final at the event. The final match of the second round was played between two qualifiers – Anthony McGill and debutant Jamie Clarke. Clarke led 7–2; but was reprimanded by McGill for standing in his line of sight during a shot. The pair were reprimanded by referee Jan Verhaas, however, Clarke was followed out of the arena by McGill. Clarke later tweeted "You want to dance,
caption: The 2010 champion Neil Robertson defeated Barry Hawkins 13–9.
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