On the evening of December 16, Beijing time, the snooker World Grand Prix continued, O'Sullivan against Wafi, Brechel and Jimmy Robertson, and this round was a 1/8 final. In the end, O'Sullivan won four consecutive sets after losing the first set, and the General Bureau eliminated Wafi 4-1 to advance. Subsequently, the match between Brechel and Jimmy Robertson ended, and the No. 2 seed Brechel broke out 3-4! O'Sullivan's next quarter-final opponent is determined – Jimmy Robertson.
O'Sullivan 4-1 Wafi
Since winning the 2020 World Championships, O'Sullivan has suffered a championship drought of more than a year. This season, O'Sullivan still has not shown enough strength to compete for the title, losing consecutive games to his old rival Higgins, and is in a very average state. In this battle, facing Iran's brother Wafi, O'Sullivan lost the first set, and Wafi went down 77-26. In the second set, O'Sullivan won 61-13 to equalize the general score. In the third set, O'Sullivan still did not have a one-shot winning performance, with multiple starts to win another set 59-15, the General Bureau scored a 2-1 victory. In the fourth set, O'Sullivan finally came to break the hundred, winning by 107 points and getting the match point. In the fifth set, O'Sullivan scored 81 points to end the fight.
Brechel 3-4 Jimmy Robertson
Recently, Brechel has a strong momentum, the previous 2 consecutive matches are in the final, the British Championship lost to Zhao Xintong to be the runner-up, the Scottish Open final, Brechel finally won the championship, defeated the World Championship 4 champions Higgins, won the second ranking championship of his career. Today, Brechel is no. 2 in a single season, behind Zhao Xintong. Coming to the World Grand Prix, Brechel continued to win consecutive momentum to reach the round of 16, and in the quarter-finals of this game, Brechel met Jimmy Robertson.
In the first set, Brechel took the lead 82-16. In the second inning, Jimmy Robertson scored 69 points. In the third set, Brechel also scored a single 69 points to win. In the fourth inning, Jimmy Robertson scored a single 82 to win. In the fifth set, Brechel scored a single 56 points to win 63-49, and the General Bureau took the lead 3-2 to win the match point. In the sixth set, Jimmy Robertson won 76-29 and tenaciously dragged the game into the decider. In the final inning, Jimmy Robertson withstood the pressure to win. So far, the top 8 of this year's Snooker World Grand Prix have been born 6 seats: Yan Bingtao, Neil Robertson, Selby, Tomford, O'Sullivan, Jimmy Robertson. The no. 2 seeds Zhao Xintong and Brechel before the tournament are all out!