Beijing time on November 19 news, 2021 snooker Championship group stage, Ding Junhui was greatly reversed, 3-1 lead with 3 match points, and finally lost 3-4 to Higgins. Subsequently, Higgins swept O'Sullivan 6-1 to win the semi-finals and will play Yan Bingtao!
In the previous competition, Chinese rising star Yan Bingtao performed well, defeating 2 world champions - Murphy and Selby to reach the top 4, Yan Bingtao will decide who in the semi-finals, the answer will be revealed between Ding Junhui, O'Sullivan, Higgins and Bingham.
Ding Junhui's debut opponent in this competition is Higgins, in the first set, both sides had mistakes, Higgins single shot 66 points first. In the second set, the two sides launched a defensive battle, and Ding Junhui took back Yicheng 57-2. In the third and fourth sets, the two sides competed equally fiercely, Ding Junhui played a single shot of 53 points and 54 points, the big score 3-1 to get the match point, the situation is very good.
In the fifth set, Ding Junhui could have accepted the game, but there was a mistake, and Higgins single-shot 53 points to win back a city. In the sixth set, Ding Junhui made another mistake, and Higgins pulled the big score to 3-3. In the decider, Higgins broke after a single shot of 19 points, Ding Junhui had the opportunity to come, but unfortunately made another mistake, higgins won 4-3.
In the other match in this group, O'Sullivan beat Bingham 4-2, in which O'Sullivan shot a three-shot 50+. Now, the record of the two is basically one-sided, with O'Sullivan having a clear 17-4 advantage. In the 7-game, 4-win duel, the two played each other 6 times, and O'Sullivan won all 5 games, maintaining a 100% win rate.
Soon, Higgins and O'Sullivan competed for a place in the semi-finals, Higgins came up and gave a 2-0 lead in two consecutive sets, and O'Sullivan scored 101 points to pull back a city. In the fourth set, Higgins narrowly won to take a 3-1 lead. In the fifth inning, Higgins scored 127 points to take a 4-1 lead. In the sixth set, O'Sullivan made a mistake and Higgins won the match point 5-1. For O'Sullivan, the tide is gone. In the seventh set, Higgins scored 63 points to win 6-1 over O'Sullivan.
In this group, Higgins qualified and will fight Yan Bingtao. For Ding Junhui, it is a pity, with O'Sullivan's current state, if Ding Junhui did not drop the chain, he would have had a good chance of defeating O'Sullivan. In addition, Yan Bingtao did not get his wish, he originally hoped to play O'Sullivan in the semi-finals, and now, his opponent will be Higgins!