On May 2, Beijing time, the 2021 Snooker World Championship ushered in the final lineup at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England, and Sean Murphy broke out in the later stage after falling behind 4-10 to eliminate Karen Wilson 17-12 and will compete with Mark Selby for the world championship.
Wilson and Murphy
Wilson was the stronger side in the early stages, but late in the second phase of the two sides he was snatched up by Murphy in two sets, and the 10-4 advantage became 10-6. Later, the world's sixth-place Wilson led 12-9, but he could not stop his opponents from chasing points, and the dynamic Murphy won 8 straight games to win. He lost to Ronnie O'Sullivan in the final last year, and the 29-year-old's ambition to conquer Crucible ultimately failed due to too many mistakes.
World number seven Murphy is set to reach his fourth final of his career, winning the first three in 2005 and losing to John Higgins in 2009 and Stuart Bingham in 2015. The 38-year-old will fight for his tenth title in his 22nd ranking final. His final opponent was Mark Selby, who eliminated Bingham, and the two sides will play 18 of 35 innings, with the winner receiving £500,000 in prize money.
Murphy
Murphy ran a 67-60 run in the third-inning, 67-60, bringing the score closer to 9-11 and Wilson extending his 86-pointer to 12-9, but it was his final set. Murphy scored 120 points and 76 runs to end the third inning to make it 12-12, the start of his eight-game winning streak.
Entering the fourth stage of the showdown, Murphy opened with a single shot of 78 points to overtake the score, and in the next set Wilson won the mobile phone first, but only scored 35 points, because he played the red ball K ball pile caused a bag, Murphy seized the opportunity to shoot 91 points, 14-12. 117 and 77 points allowed Murphy to get match points before halftime, and when he returned, he took control of the situation with a single shot of 58 points, and then hit the middle bag across the table with a brilliant combination of balls, echoing the wonderful performance of the whole night, ending the game 17-12.
Wilson
Murphy has been enjoying interacting with the audience throughout the game, saying: "In addition to winning the game, this is what you can enjoy the most in Snorchy, can I still sleep, I don't know." It's been very good, I've always had opponents who have done my best this season, but in the past two weeks, those things have been over the course of time. I'm 2-6, 4-10 in this race, but I keep telling myself that the finish line is still far away, and this long-term system will always have ups and downs. ”
"The audience has changed a lot, they're already my 12th man, they're constantly giving me strength and I want to give them something in return. I've always longed for that big stage, and the top psychologists say you have to enjoy it to be at your best, and while there's something unsatisfactory about this season, it's enough for me to have this week's performance. If I can win a second World Championship title, it will definitely be significant, it is really exciting to join the multi-championship club, and in the final I will be the less optimistic side, which is reasonable. ”
Murphy reached the final
Wilson said: "Sean's bench, a lot of balls that most people can't play, he will also play, and crazy to enter." Once he played that Rolls-Royce-level stroke, he couldn't stop. It was important to take a 10-5 lead when he scored a large slash into the bench and made it seem as if everything was simple. I had to stabilize my mind not to collapse, I was actually very angry. I'm here to win, not to stop the semi-finals, I can still play and I'll be back next year. ”
Wilson confessed that he was annoyed by Murphy's fist-clenching celebrations at certain moments during the match. He said: "I think it looks stupid, I can't do it." I think he has to chase points by any means, and I don't want to say that his goal was achieved, because it's fair, he uses his experience, and he's a really good champion. ”