On December 16, Beijing time, the second round of the 2021 Snooker Grand Prix, O'Sullivan defeated Wafi 4-1 to advance to the quarterfinals! Trailing 1-0, O'Sullivan won four straight sets to reverse the win. Especially in the last two sets, O'Sullivan played his form, leaving opponent Wafi to watch the play on the sidelines. Winning this easy victory, O'Sullivan was also calm and did not celebrate with excitement.
The two sides have met twice, and at the 2019 English Open, O'Sullivan beat Wafi 4-1. In the German Masters qualifiers, O'Sullivan lost 0-5 to Wafi and missed the regular tournament.
Now, the two have met again. In the first set, O'Sullivan did not enter the form, Wafi won 68-26, and O'Sullivan fell behind 0-1. In the second set, both sides were cautious and O'Sullivan pulled back a city 61-13. In the third set, O'Sullivan won 59-15 to win 2-1.
In the fourth set, O'Sullivan finally released, single shot 107 points, the big score 3-1 lead, to get the match point. Seeing that O'Sullivan finally played a hearty offensive, the scene burst into applause. On the sidelines, the thick-eyed Wafi was very frustrated, and he knew that he might be out of the play!
In the fifth set, O'Sullivan took the lead to open the situation, his feelings came completely, did not give Wafi a chance, and finally won 81 points, a big score of 4-1! At the moment of the win, the applause continued, and even his opponent Wafi applauded O'Sullivan. As a snooker legend and superstar, O'Sullivan deserves applause!
In this battle, Wafi's own bench did not play, so he did not put pressure on O'Sullivan and lost the game.
In this game, O'Sullivan still showed a good competitive state. After Selby and Trump were out, O'Sullivan was the highest-ranked player, his world ranking was no. 3, and his old rival Higgins was also out.
In this Grand Prix, O'Sullivan's goal is to win, and now, he has reached the quarter-finals. Next, the "Rockets" O'Sullivan will launch a shock to the top 4 and the championship!