In the semi-finals of the World Snooker Scottish Open, which ended in the early morning of December 12, 2021, Beijing time, "Wizard" John Higgins successfully advanced to the final with a 6-1 bloodbath O'Sullivan with a single score of 125 points, 76 points, 74 points and 96 points, and O'Sullivan ushered in a three-game losing streak against Higgins. In the other semi-final that followed, Belgian talent Brechel beat McGill 6-1 with a single shot of 96 points. Next, he will compete with Higgins for the title, will Higgins break the spell or Brechel be crowned? Let's wait and see.
Higgins fired 6-1 bloodbath O'Sullivan
Higgins was brilliant in the match between Higgins and O'Sullivan, who barely gave O'Sullivan too many chances. In the first set, Higgins scored 76 points at 112:0 to take a 1-0 lead in the next set. Higgins then took a 3-0 lead with his ability to take chances and scored 125 points in a row to take a 3-0 lead in two consecutive sets at 71-8 and 129-8. Although O'Sullivan returned the first set 86-44 with a single 86-point performance in the fourth inning, Higgins' too good hand felt and ended O'Sullivan's dream of advancing to the final. In the final three innings, O'Sullivan scored no point. Higgins scored 74 and 98 points in a single shot to beat O'Sullivan 64-0, 74-0 and 98-0 in three consecutive sets.
Brechel made it 6-1 to bloody McGill to advance
In the match between McGill and Brechel, both players were not in very good form, but Brechel was clearly better. In the first set, Brechel scored the first red ball to shoot a 96-point shot to take a 1-0 lead in the set 96-0. In the second set, although McGill scored 51 points, Brechel continued to lead McGill 2-0 with a 60-51 win. In the third set, Brechel won the game 67-11 to give McGill a 3-0 lead. In the fourth set, Brechel won the game 60-42 to give McGill a 4-0 lead. In the fifth set, Brechel won 58-1 to take a 5-0 lead over McGill. In the sixth set, McGill scored 90 points and 90:1 to win the set and trail McGill 5-1. In the seventh set, Brechel won the set 77-54 to beat McGill 6-1 to advance.
O'Sullivan loses mentality McGill loses state
O'Sullivan wasn't in bad shape against Higgins, but he couldn't keep his attention focused on the game, and he seemed to feel like he was going to lose from the start. If Higgins didn't give O'Sullivan a chance at all, his fiasco is understandable, but it wasn't. Objectively speaking, Higgins gave O'Sullivan a lot of opportunities, but O'Sullivan didn't take advantage of the opportunity at all, and his concentration didn't look like playing at all. This performance is like what White said before the game, O'Sullivan is really afraid of Higgins in his heart, which is the reason why O'Sullivan lost, because he felt that he could not beat his opponent. And in the match between McGill and Brechel, McGill was indeed in poor shape. Multiple missteps, multiple missteps are McGill's performance in this game. So objectively speaking, McGill did not seem to lose to Brechel, but to his own cold touch. Of course, Brechel's super ability and accuracy to seize opportunities is also the reason why he won the game.