On January 11, 2022, Beijing time, the Snooker Masters entered the third matchday, O'Sullivan will face the post-90s star Lisovsky in the first round of the match, and the world number one Selby will face Stephen Maguire. With Mark Williams and Higgins already in the quarterfinals, will O'Sullivan be able to succeed?
Two matchdays before the Masters, Mark Williams, Neil Robertson, Higgins and Barry Hawkins reached the quarterfinals, Mark Williams and Higgins eliminated Yan Bingtao and Zhao Xintong respectively, the veterans still maintain a strong competitiveness, and young players need to redouble their efforts to seize the right. Obviously, 75 Sanjie is still the protagonist of this stage, Mark Williams and Higgins have advanced to the quarter-finals, and what about O'Sullivan, who is also in the top half?
O'Sullivan will play on matchday 17th in the world against world number 17 Lisowski, which will take place on 11 January at 21:00. Obviously, O'Sullivan is the big favorite to qualify, and it is also the big favorite to win the tournament, and the world grand prix has restored O'Sullivan's confidence, and his attitude towards the game is quite serious, which is very different from O'Sullivan in the past two seasons.
Lissovsky is ranked 17th in the world and is indeed lucky to qualify for the Masters, which is related to the earlier deadline. Compared to O'Sullivan, Lisovsky has no advantage to speak of, and his results and experience in the three major competitions are far inferior to O'Sullivan's. To make a difference at the Masters, he needs to move out at his best and then stay steady, and if he can get off to a good start, Lisovsky may have a chance to find a breakthrough in O'Sullivan.
Another match on matchday 3 was Selby against Stephen Maguire, the world's No. 1 duel against the world's No. 11, also a strong conversation. This season, Selby's competitive status and results are indeed very average, although he has been sitting on the throne of the world number one, but the ranking results are too average. In order to prepare for the Masters, Selby withdrew from the Champions League, and his opponent Stephen Maguire has remained mysterious recently, as the nerve knife of this stage, once the game is smooth, the top masters can not stop him, and once the hand feel is not good, he will mess up. So, the key to this game is to play on the spot.
Selby's match against Stephen Maguire will take place at 3am on Jan. 12, with the winner of this match coming in the quarter-finals against Barry Hawkins. The winners before O'Sullivan and Lissovsky will face Neil Robertson in the quarter-finals. I hope that all the players can play at their best level and dedicate themselves to high-quality competitions!