On December 17, Beijing time, the Snooker World Grand Prix broke out again, and in the second round, the British Championship runner-up Luka Brecher defeated Jimmy Robertson 3-4 and missed the quarterfinals. In the ensuing quarter-finals, China's Yan Bingtao defeated Neil Robertson 4-5 and missed the semifinals.
During this time, Luka Brechel was one of the hottest players in form, winning the British Championship runner-up and the Scottish Open in a row, ranking among the top 16 in the world rankings, and being recognized by many legendary stars. Coming to the World Grand Prix, Luka Brechel eliminated Jordan Brown in the first round, and he shot a two-shot breaker to continue the fiery offensive feel. In the second round against the relatively weak Jimmy Robertson, Luka Bretchell was certainly more favored.
In the game, Luca Bretchell shot two 50+, he led three times, but failed to seize the opportunity after winning the match point 3-2, Jimmy Robertson beat Luka Brechel with a 64 points to advance to the quarterfinals 4-3. Throughout the game, Jimmy Robertson shot a three-shot 60+ and did well. The winning Jimmy Robertson will challenge O'Sullivan in the quarter-finals, who shot a single 107 and an 81 single to eliminate Hussein Waffy 4-1.
In addition, there were two games to play in the full seven innings, stephen Maguire hit a three-shot 50+ in a row after falling behind 1-3, and he completed the reversal after winning three consecutive sets to eliminate Lissowski 4-3. Veteran Bingham eliminated Ali Carter 4-3, so the winning Bingham would compete with Stephen Maguire for a place in the final four.
In the quarter-finals that followed, Mark Selby broke out with a first set, scoring 58 points, 74 points, 104 points, 55 points, 52 points, 93 points, and with his excellent offensive performance, Mark Selby eliminated the big dark horse Tom Ford 5-2 to win the first place in the semi-finals against Neil Robertson.
The final match of the matchday was Neil Robertson's narrow 5-4 win over Yan Bingtao. In the first six innings, Yan Bingtao played four 50+, and world champion Neil Robertson scored a hundred and two 60+, and the two played 3 draws. Yan Bingtao then won the seventh set 68-7, leading 4-3 and winning match points. Not to be outdone, Neil Robertson quickly dragged the game into the decider.
The decider can be described as a twist and turn, Yan Bingtao took the lead, but there was a mistake in the middle, the mother ball was not ideal, and Yan Bingtao's long platform attack lost. Subsequently, Neil Robertson bench attacked successfully, playing a single shot of 59 points, but he made a mistake when he hit the last red ball, the red ball stopped at the mouth of the bag, I thought Yan Bingtao could clear the stage, but when hitting the color ball, the mother ball was still not ideal, and then turned to defense, Yan Bingtao led 60-59. Unfortunately, Yan Bingtao still left a chance for Neil Robertson on the defensive end, who completed the kill 70-60 and eliminated Yan Bingtao 5-4.
Throughout the game, Yan Bingtao played well, but the key ball handling was not as good as Neil Robertson, especially the ability to control the mother ball is still a gap, which is where he wants to improve. In this case, the semi-finals will usher in a strong dialogue, and Neil Robertson will fight Mark Selby again!