The 2021 Snooker World Grand Prix is in full swing, and with Yan Bingtao's previous defeat to Neil Robertson, it is also announced that the Chinese snooker Legion has no chance to compete for the final championship. Of course, what fans are looking forward to is Ronnie O'Sullivan's showdown in today's quarterfinals, O'Sullivan this time ushered in the challenge of Jimmy Robertson, and the two will compete for a final place in the final four.
Although Jimmy Robertson has a slight advantage in terms of record, Jimmy has played well so far this season, not only rising to 16th place in the single season rankings, but also defeating Luka Bretchell, who has just won the championship, in the round of 16 of the Grand Prix.
Compared with Jimmy Robertson's fiery state, O'Sullivan seems to be a bit stumbling, although the first two rounds are all promoted by big wins, but fans who have watched the game should know that O'Sullivan's attitude to the game and the level of competition have been problematic.
What is more surprising is that after defeating Wafi to successfully advance, O'Sullivan also said in an interview that he was very dissatisfied with his state, and said that he would officially retire after three years to bid farewell to the field, so the showdown with Jimmy Robertson in this game has also become the focus of attention.
Jimmy took the lead at the start of the game and then missed the opportunity in the defensive process, O'Sullivan made a mistake when he led to 56 points, but Jimmy could not grasp the opportunity to reverse the innings, and O'Sullivan once again started to complete the super point to get the opening red.
In the next two sets, O'Sullivan first had problems on the defensive end, and Jimmy came on and directly blasted a single 70+ to equalize the score. But in the third set O'Sullivan did not want to show weakness by achieving a super point to 2:1 by making multiple starts.
Back in the fourth set, Jimmy's return defense did not miss a particularly good opportunity, but O'Sullivan unexpectedly chose to attack, and with the forced attack being outrageous, O'Sullivan also paid the price for his mistake, and Jimmy directly blasted a single shot over 100 to equalize the score again.
After returning from the break, O'Sullivan's hand began to pick up, and after Jimmy Robertson's offensive error and the white ball fell into the bag, O'Sullivan blasted a single shot 80+ to quickly win the set. And in the sixth inning, he strongly blasted his first shot of the game over 100 to reach the match point first.
In the last set, Jimmy was obviously nervous because of O'Sullivan's fiery feel, and after scoring on the bench, he was tragically thrown by a white ball, O'Sullivan certainly did not miss the opportunity to win the game, and the first shot was directly won to complete the super point and finally won 5:2 to advance.
Looking at this quarter-final showdown, it can be clearly felt that O'Sullivan's state has improved significantly compared to the previous two rounds, and the success rate of the long stage and the ability to win with one shot have also picked up, if this state can be maintained, then the next first crown of the season is close at hand. Poor Jimmy Robertson can only sigh that if this state is still clamoring to retire, then other players really can't play.