On September 28, 2018, the 1/16 final of the "Evergrande" Snooker Championship was in full swing. John Higgins, trailing 2-4, won three straight sets and came 5-4 to beat Mehivan. It is worth mentioning that Higgins was under great pressure during the game, and at one point he threw some anger by throwing a blue ball in his hand.
Higgins had a thrilling advance to the round of 16
The China Championship is Higgins' first ranking match of the season, after the first round, Higgins's odds overwhelm all the players, becoming the number one favorite to win the championship in the bookmaker's opinion, and in the quarter-finals, Higgins' opponent is the world's 94th ranked Mehivan. The two sides have met only once before, with Higgins beating Mehivan 4-0 in the third round of the 2016 Scottish Open. From all aspects of analysis, Higgins is more optimistic about winning the game.
Mehivan put enormous pressure on Higgins
The course of the game was unexpected. Mehivan took the lead, shooting consecutive 53 and 92 points to take a 2-0 lead after hitting a straight shot, and Higgins pulled back a set, but Mehivan took a 3-1 lead in the first half. Returning from the break, Higgins scored a single 73 points to close the score to 2-3. In the crucial 6th inning, Meshwin completed the score after several twists and turns, Higgins had a chance to equalize through snooker in the last moment, but after a shot, the white ball did not stop in the expected position, the out-of-control coffee ball went to the mouth of the bag that the white ball was facing, Higgins, who had not been able to play, was obviously out of control, picked up the blue ball next to him with his hand, threw it to the coffee ball that was still moving, announced that he had conceded defeat in the innings, and Mehivan won the match point 4-2.
Higgins' mood was out of control for a moment
Perhaps it was this vent that helped Higgins relieve the pressure, and Higgins, who fought back on the water, finally came up with the state that a world champion should be. Higgins first returned to a match point with an 86-16 score, then shot another 85 to keep a clean sheet in the 8th set to tie the score to 4-4. In the decider, the two sides launched a defensive battle, Higgins took the lead in points, and then patiently maneuvered with Mehivan, and finally completed the super point after many starts, and finally won the decider with a score of 59-17, winning 3 consecutive sets and reversing the defeat of Mei Xiwen 5-4.
Higgins has a thrilling promotion to the round of 16, a quarter-final opponent who will be his little fellow Donaldson. However, to impact better results, Higgins needs to come up with better form.