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On December 17, Beijing time, in the quarterfinals of the Snooker World Grand Prix, O'Sullivan defeated Jimmy Robinson 5-2 to easily advance to the final four.
O'Sullivan advanced to the final four
Before this game, Jimmy Robinson had not won a single game of O'Sullivan in the professional arena, so, from strength to psychology, O'Sullivan had an absolute advantage, specific to the field:
O'Sullivan's robust middle pocket
In the first set, O'Sullivan, 56-0 directly into the hand, although the mother ball went wrong, but Robertson only scored eight points before making a mistake, O'Sullivan's right center pocket came on again, and won the opening at 77-8. After Robinson tied the score 70-0 in the second set, the third set was as follows:
O'Sullivan walked in two libraries with his left hand
O'Sullivan started 4-0 with an unsatisfactory defensive position, after Robinson made another mistake, O'Sullivan fixed the score at 34-1 with a single shot of 30 points; Robinson still did not seize the opportunity, O'Sullivan won again 33-0 to 77-1, fixing the big score at 2-1; Robinson pulled the big score to a 2-2 draw in the 4th set, and then fought again in the second half: In the fifth set, O'Sullivan started 17-0, Robinson attacked and made mistakes, O'Sullivan started again, and began to open the bow left and right. A single shot of 80 points directly won the victory.
O'Sullivan Sanku finely moves
In the sixth set, O'Sullivan continued to choose defense after 23-0, Robinson's mentality had collapsed, the right bottom pocket pass was wrong, leaving the mother ball in the red area, O'Sullivan faced the open game, single shot 112 points, 135-0 to win the match point.
O'Sullivan scored 112 points in one shot
In the seventh inning, after O'Sullivan had another offensive opportunity, he scored 68 points to close the victory 72-0.
As mentioned in the interview earlier, O'Sullivan is still an insoluble existence before entering the final circle, as evidenced by today's easy 5-2 victory, and when facing strong opponents such as Selby in the final circle, O'Sullivan's performance depends on the on-field play, after all, he is already a 46-year-old veteran.