In the quarterfinals of the Snooker World Grand Prix, which just ended on December 16, 2021, Beijing time, O'Sullivan, although he was not in good shape at first, he successfully changed the situation by constantly adapting to the game, and finally defeated Wafi Ayuri 4-1 with a single shot of 107 points and 81 points to successfully advance to the quarterfinals. In another game that ended in the same time period, Brechel, although he did not perform well on a single stroke, although he scored 69 and 56 points in a single shot, he still lost 3-4 to Jimmy Robertson and missed the promotion. Judging from the performance of the two games, O'Sullivan and Robertson are winning in experience, while Brechel and Wafi are not experienced enough.
O'Sullivan was in poor form and still beat Wafi 4-1
In the match between O'Sullivan and Wafi, neither of them was in very good form, so there were more mistakes. In the first set, Waffi took the lead in taking o'Sullivan 1-0 by taking 77 points on multiple mobile phone sessions and winning the game 77-26. In the second set, O'Sullivan managed to seize the opportunity to win the game 61:13 to draw 1-1 with Wafi. In the third set, O'Sullivan again won the game 59-15 with his outstanding ability to seize the opportunity to take a 2-1 lead over Wafi. In the fourth set, O'Sullivan scored 107 points to win the game 110-11 to take a 3-1 lead over Wafi. In the fifth set, O'Sullivan scored an 81-point clean sheet against his opponent 4-1 to win the victory over Wafi.
Robertson felt hot to beat Brechel 4-3
In the jimmy Robertson and Bretchell match, both Robertson and Brechel were in good shape. In the first set, Brechel scored 82 points on several occasions to win the game 82:16 to take a 1-0 lead. Second inning. Robertson single-handedly scored 69 points to win the game 89-6 to draw 1-1 with Brechel. In the third set, Brechel finally found the feel, shot a straight shot to shoot 69 points and won the game 97:2 to take a 2-1 lead. In the fourth set, Robertson scored a red ball and no longer gave his opponent any mobile phone meetings, and scored 82 points to keep a clean sheet to draw 2-2 with Brechel. In the fifth set, Brechel scored 56 points and won the game 63:49 to give Robertson a 3-2 lead. In the sixth set, Robertson won the set 76:29 to draw 3-3 with Brechel. In the seventh set, Robertson scored 64 points and 89:8 to win the round 4-3 Brechel to reach the quarterfinals of the Grand Prix.
O'Sullivan wins the experience Robertson wins in accuracy
Objectively speaking, O'Sullivan and Wafi's match was originally on the same level, but as the game progressed, the pace of the game was gradually controlled by O'Sullivan. At the beginning of the game, both men were not in good shape, but after three sets, O'Sullivan managed to regain his touch, and Wafi lost in a fast-paced rhythm. The reason why O'Sullivan was able to win the game was because he was so much more experienced than Wafi that Waffy's rhythm was deviated later. The same is true of The race between Brechel and Jimmy Robertson, who is not inferior to Brechel in terms of single-shot performance and competitive status. But Brechel still handled key balls worse than Robertson, and this style of play also cost Brechel. For experienced players, they know how to control the rhythm of the game and how to get the game into their own area of expertise. Therefore, Bretchell and Wafi also need to strengthen their tactical playing style, otherwise their ability can only be limited by their opponents.