The 2021 Snooker Grand Prix has already produced a final promotion spot (Neil Robertson) after a fierce showdown, while "Rocket" Ronnie O'Sullivan will compete with "Second Brother" Stewart Bingham for the last ticket to the semi-finals.
O'Sullivan and Bingham have known each other since they were six or seven years old, but the historical record of both sides is one-sided, O'Sullivan has a huge advantage, and Bingham is also known as O'Sullivan's exclusive "background board" because of this.
Looking back at this season' performance, although it is not bright enough but it is stable, this grand prix is still quietly entering the final stage, after winning Maguire in the quarterfinals, Bingham is also very modest, bluntly saying that O'Sullivan has the momentum of the king, and he is very nervous every time he fights him.
But this does not mean that O'Sullivan can win the semi-final 100 percent, since the beginning of this season O'Sullivan has not reached the final in any of the competitions, the state is also a serious decline, the road to promotion can also be described as stumbling.
Objectively speaking, it is not easy to advance according to O'Sullivan's previous state, but considering that the opponent is Bingham, O'Sullivan has an absolute advantage on the psychological level, and it is even more difficult for Bingham to break through successfully.
At the beginning of the game, the two began a long tug-of-war, in the case of both have the opportunity to play failed to complete a win, a you come and I after Bingham hit the bag just over the score, although then O'Sullivan came on stage to make a precise snooker to force Bingham to score, but in the next shot missed, Bingham once again started to win the first set.
In the next two sets, O'Sullivan first equalized the score with a 50+ shot, and then made a mistake in the lead in the next set but Bingham did not take the opportunity, and finally O'Sullivan came on to complete the score to reverse the score to 2:1.
In the fourth set, the two once again engaged in a tug-of-war, O'Sullivan was forced to score a snooker by Bingham in the case of a delayed score, but the glass heart of Bingham lost a simple green ball in the clearance stage, and O'Sullivan came on stage to continuously defend and finally entered the intermission 3-1.
After returning from the break, Bingham did not adjust his form back in time, still making mistakes on the simple ball, O'Sullivan fired a single 70+ for the second time, and again achieved a super point in the sixth set to take a 5:1 lead to reach the match point.
In the next two sets, although Bingham struggled to save a match point by a 70+, in the last set, Bingham made a major mistake on the last simple black ball, which also completely declared the end of the game, O'Sullivan came on stage and scored easily, and finally beat Bingham 6:2 with a five-game winning streak to advance to the final.
Although there will still be many mistakes in the full game against O'Sullivan, and the ability to win with one shot has not been adjusted to the best, the defense has improved well, and Bingham has been forced to make mistakes and penalties through precision defense many times. Poor Bingham was once again "beaten back to his original form" by O'Sullivan and became the familiar "second brother", and had no choice but to be reduced to a background board again.
O'Sullivan will officially meet Neil Robertson after reaching the final, for O'Sullivan's long-term championship absurdity is absolutely inevitable for this championship, as a fan is also hoping that O'Sullivan can adjust to the best state and continue to impact his first title of the season.